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Tillandsia argentea, the silver-leaved air plant, is an epiphytic bromeliad from Cuba and Jamaica that grows on trees and rocks without soil. Grow it bright and airy, and water it by misting or soaking the whole plant, letting it dry between waterings.
Tillandsia argentea is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is called the silver-leaved air plant. It is native to Cuba and Jamaica. An evergreen perennial epiphyte, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tillandsia argentea 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.
