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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| |familia=Bromeliaceae | | |familia=Bromeliaceae |
− | |genus=Tillandsia | + | |genus=Tillandsia |
| |species=cyanea | | |species=cyanea |
| |habit=bromeliad | | |habit=bromeliad |
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| |Max wd metric=in | | |Max wd metric=in |
| |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| + | |lifespan=perennial |
| |exposure=shade | | |exposure=shade |
| |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| |max_zone=12 | | |max_zone=12 |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Bromeliaceae01.jpg |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
| }} | | }} |
− | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Tillandsia cyanea''''' or '''Pink Quill''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[bromeliad]] family, subfamily [[Tillandsioideae]]. An [[epiphyte]] native to [[Ecuador]], ''T. cyanea'' is among the most commonly cultivated bromeliad species. The foliage grows in a rosette of thin, recurved leaves and the [[inflorescence]] is a plume of pink or red bracts from which violet flowers emerge. |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| <gallery perrow=5> | | <gallery perrow=5> |
− | Image:Upload.png| photo 1
| + | File:Tillandsia cyanea 002.jpg |
− | Image:Upload.png| photo 2
| + | File:Colpfl21.jpg |
− | Image:Upload.png| photo 3
| + | File:Tillandsia cyanea cyanea HabitusInflorescenceFlower BotGardBln091006.jpg |
| + | File:Tillandsia cyanea1.jpg |
| + | File:Tillandsia cyanea3.jpg |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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