Tillandsia fasciculata

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   bromeliad

Height: 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40.
Width: 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: shade
Features: flowers, houseplant
USDA Zones: 11 to 12
Flower features: blue, purple
Scientific Names

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Tillandsia fasciculata is a species of the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela and the United States.


Read about Tillandsia fasciculata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Tillandsia fasciculata, Swartz (T. bracteata, Chapm. T. glaucophylla, Baker. Vriesia glaucophylla, Hook.). Tall, strong species with st. 2 ft. tall: lvs. 1-1 1/2 ft. long, concave or channeled above, erect or ascending, scurfy and bluish: st. longer than the lvs. and branched, the branches or spikes bearing distichous keeled acute mostly greenish and red-tinged bracts: fls. narrow, exserted, blue. S. Fla., W. Indies, and Cent. Amer. B.M. 4415. F.S. 5:432.— Very variable. CH


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