Tillandsia cyanea

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   bromeliad

Height: 10 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Width: 10 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
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Exposure: shade
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 11 to 12
Flower features: blue, purple, white
Scientific Names

Bromeliaceae >

Tillandsia >

cyanea >


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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