Tlacolula - Tequisistlán, Oaxaca, México
900 - 1,200 m elevation
Saxicolous on canyon cliffs
Tillandsia glabrior
Tillandsia (Tillandsia) glabrior (L. B. Smith) López-Ferrari, Espejo and I. Ramírez (2004)
- [ Etymology ] glabratus in Latin (bald and smooth)
- Yellowish green leaves are succulent and slightly secund in a direction.
- [ Width ] 20 - 22 cm
- [ Height ] 13 cm, Flowering 19 cm
- [ Petal ] Pink
- [ Bract ] Red
- [ Flower ] February - March
- [ Flower ] for 24 - 34 days, every 2 years
- [ Cultivar ]
- Small form
Classification
- [ Genus ] Tillandsia
- [ Subgenus ] Tillandsia
- [ Species ] glabrior
- [ Synonyms ]
- Tillandsia pueblensis L. B. Smith (1934) var. glabrior L. B. Smith (1958)
- Tillandsia schiedeana Steudel (1841) subsp. glabrior (L. B. Smith) C. S. Gardner (1984)
- Tillandsia schiedeana Steudel (1841) var. totolapanensis W. Weber and Ehlers (1983)
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.
2nd Plant (A dispatched offset)
- Cultivation condition
- Partial sun, Dipping, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Jul 2025 It keeps growing.
- Jul 2024 Roots began to grow.
- Apr 2021 A dispatched offset.
1st Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial sun, Dipping, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Jul 2025 It keeps growing.
- May 2024 An offset began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.
- Feb 2024 It flowered.
- Nov 2023 An inflorescence began to grow from an offset of the 2-foliage clump.
- Jul 2022 The 2nd offset began to grow at the lower position than the 1st offset.
- May 2022 A few roots began to grow.
- Apr 2022 An offset began to grow at the base of the inflorescence.
- Feb 2022 It flowered.
- Up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Nov 2021 An inflorescence began to grow.
- Apr 2021 Roots began to grow.
- Up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
- Apr 2020 It keeps growing.
- Dec 2018 Good condition.