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Tillandsia mooreana

Tillandsia mooreana is an epiphytic air plant from the pineapple family, native to northern and western Mexico, grown for its evergreen strap-shaped leaves. It needs bright light, good air circulation and regular misting rather than soil.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Mist or soak weekly and let it dry fully between waterings to avoid rot.
Soil
No soil needed; mount on wood, cork or rock, or grow loose in open air.
Temperature
15–29 °C; protect below 7 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
N. & W. Mexico
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Tillandsia mooreana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is endemic to Mexico. Its foliage is evergreen, forming either strap-shaped or linear leaves.

Other Tillandsia plants

Tillandsia abbreviata · Tillandsia achyrostachys · Tillandsia acuminata · Tillandsia adamsii · Tillandsia adpressiflora · Tillandsia aequatorialis · Tillandsia aeranthos · Tillandsia afonsoana · Tillandsia aguascalientensis · Tillandsia aizoides · Tillandsia albertiana · Tillandsia albida

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tillandsia mooreana 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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