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Tillandsia portillae

Tillandsia portillae is an epiphytic air plant from the pineapple family, endemic to Ecuador's Loja region, growing on trees in moist montane forest. It is grown as a mounted or potted air plant that needs bright, humid conditions and little or no soil.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Mist or soak the plant regularly and let it dry briefly between waterings to avoid rot at the base.
Soil
No soil needed; mount on bark or cork, or use a loose, fast-draining epiphyte mix.
Temperature
15–27 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador (Loja)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Tillandsia portillae is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Ecuador. It was first described in 1997. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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 portillae 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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