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Tillandsia cyanea
Pink quill is an epiphytic bromeliad from Ecuadorian rainforests that grows on trees rather than in soil, producing a rosette of thin leaves and a pink spike of bracts with violet flowers. It is grown as a low-maintenance houseplant that needs bright light and careful watering.
Wallisia cyanea, or pink quill, is a species of plant of the genus Wallisia in the bromeliad family, native to the rainforests of Ecuador. An epiphytic perennial growing to 50 cm (20 in) high by 50 cm (20 in) wide, it has stemless rosettes of thin, recurved leaves and paddle-shaped spikes of 20 pink bracts with violet flowers, in spring and autumn.
The Latin specific epithet cyanea means "blue", referring to the intense purple-violet hue of the flowers.
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