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Tillandsia myriantha

Tillandsia myriantha
Photo: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0

Tillandsia myriantha is a small epiphytic air plant from the bromeliad family, native to Colombia and Venezuela. It grows without soil, absorbing water and nutrients through its leaves, so good air movement and regular misting or soaking are the keys to growing it.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Mist or soak the plant regularly and let it dry out fully between waterings to avoid rot.
Soil
No soil needed; mount on bark, wood or cork, or grow loosely in a well-ventilated air plant holder.
Temperature
18-28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Colombia to Venezuela
Climate
wet tropical

About

Tillandsia myriantha is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Colombia and Venezuela.

Other Vriesea plants

Mezobromelia pleiosticha · Vriesea agostiniana · Vriesea altimontana · Vriesea altodaserrae · Vriesea altomacaensis · Vriesea amethystina · Vriesea andreettae · Vriesea appendiculata · Vriesea arachnoidea · Vriesea arpocalyx · Vriesea atra · Vriesea atropurpurea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tillandsia myriantha 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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