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Tillandsia albertiana

Tillandsia albertiana
Photo: Dave Pape from Buffalo, NY, CC BY 2.0

Tillandsia albertiana is an air plant (epiphytic bromeliad) from northern Argentina, grown for its silvery foliage. It needs bright light, good air movement and regular misting or soaking rather than soil.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Soak for 20 to 30 minutes every week or two, or mist often, then let it dry completely before the leaves stay closed.
Soil
No soil needed; mount on wood, cork or rock, or grow loose in a well-ventilated open pot.
Temperature
15-28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Argentina (Salta)
Climate
subtropical

About

Tillandsia albertiana is a species of plant in the genus Tillandsia. It is endemic to the Salta Province of northern Argentina.

Other Tillandsia plants

Tillandsia abbreviata · Tillandsia achyrostachys · Tillandsia acuminata · Tillandsia adamsii · Tillandsia adpressiflora · Tillandsia aequatorialis · Tillandsia aeranthos · Tillandsia afonsoana · Tillandsia aguascalientensis · Tillandsia aizoides · Tillandsia albida · Tillandsia alfredo-laui

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tillandsia albertiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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