United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Havana, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Caicos Islands, Dominica, Colombia, Venezuela
United States (Florida)
Mexico (Sinaloa, San Luis Potosí, Nayarit, Vera Cruz, Guerrero, Chiapas, Yucatán)
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, Havana, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Caicos Islands, Dominica
Colombia (Magdalena, Antioquia)
Venezuela (Sucre, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Aragua, Yaracuy, Lara, Zulia, Merida, Táchira, Bolivar)
0 - 1,500 m elevation
Epiphytic
Tillandsia balbisiana
Tillandsia (Tillandsia) balbisiana Schultes f. (1830)
- [ Etymology ] Giovanni Battista Balbis (1765 - 1831), a botanist
- Long leaves grows from the bulbous base. Produces seeds easily by self-pollination.
- There is a wide variations of the size.
- It is sensitive to cold.
- [ Width ] 4 cm
- [ Height ] 20 cm
- [ Petal ] Purple
- [ Bract ] Red
- [ Flower ] July - August
- [ Flower ] for 19 days
Classification
- [ Genus ] Tillandsia
- [ Subgenus ] Tillandsia
- [ Species ] balbisiana
- [ Synonyms ]
- Northern needleleaf
- Tillandsia cubensis Gandoger (1920)
- Tillandsia dressleri L. B. Smith (1962)
- Tillandsia havanensis Beer (1856)
- Tillandsia polystachia sensu J. F. Gmel
- Tillandsia tenufolia Bertero ex Schultes f. (1830)
- Tillandsia urbaniana Wittmack (1889)
Cultivation
Informations summarized here are based on our experiences, and TrekGEO does not guarantee the results by cultivating in the same or similar conditions described here. Even a species of Tillandsia differs substantially between individuals, and is very sensitive in changes of environments. Applicatons of any idea inspired by this site should be at your own risks.
3rd Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial sun, Dipping, Shelving, AC / Heater
- May 2025 It keeps growing.
- Jul 2023 An offset began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
- Feb 2023 Capsules opened and seeds were scattered.
- Nov 2022 Capsules began to grow.
- Jul 2022 It flowered.
- May 2022 An inflorescence began to grow.
- May 2022 The growing point turned red.
- Up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Nov 2021 It keeps growing.
- Mar 2021 A root began to grow.
- Aug 2020 Roots are growing pretty long.
- Up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
- Apr 2020 It keeps growing.
- Aug 2019 3 roots began to grow.
- Jul 2019 Good condition.
2nd Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
- Jan 2019 Suddenly it turned brown from the bottom of the foliage. It seems it was freezed.
- Oct 2018 Very good condition.
- Up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
- Apr 2018 It keeps growing.
- Jun 2017 Roots began to grow.
- May 2017 The center of the foliage turned red.
- Sep 2016 Good condition.
1st Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
- Aug 2008 The original foliage has died and removed.
- Jun 2007 The 3rd leaf of the offset began to spread out.
- Oct 2006 Moved to another site. Cultivation condition is almost same as the previous site.
- Aug 2006 The seed pod from the flower bloomed in Nov 2005 was opened, and seeds were scattered.
- Jul 2006 An offset began to grow at the base of the foliage.
- Feb 2006 A capsule began to grow from the flower bloomed in Nov 2005.
- Nov 2005 It flowered.
- Oct 2005 The tip of the inflorescence is coated by stickly liquid.
- Aug 2005 The center of the foliage turned red and an inflorescence began to grow.
- Oct 2004 Many roots began to grow.
- Aug 2004 The temperature rises above 30 °C for 40 days, and the highest temperature was over 39 °C.
- Dec 2003 Leaves turned red.
- Jul. 2003 The foliage is growing well.