Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
70 - 1,500 m elevation
Epiphytic
Tillandsia melanocrater
Tillandsia (Tillandsia) melanocrater L. B. Smith emend Gouda (1937)
- [ Etymology ] melano + crater in Latin (black + bowl)
- The flowering size of Tillandsia tricolor is more than 25 cm, whereas that of Tillandsia melanocrater is smaller and less than 25 cm.
- Tillandsia tricolor distributes at altitudes of 750 m or higher, whereas Tillandsia melanocrater distributes at 50 m or lower.
- The inflorescence is not branched.
- Most of the plant sold as Tillandsia tricolor is Tillandsia melanocrater.
- [ Width ] 10 cm
- [ Height ] 15 cm
- [ Petal ] Violet
- [ Bract ] Red
- [ Flower ] April - May
Classification
- [ Genus ] Tillandsia
- [ Subgenus ] Tillandsia
- [ Species ] melanocrater
- [ Synonyms ]
- Tillandsia melanopus É. Morren ex Baker (1889), in part
- Tillandsia tricolor É. Morren (1872) var. melanocrater L. B. Smith (1953)
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
- Cultivation condition
- Dappled shade, Soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Aug 2025 It keeps growing.
- Up to this point
- Partial sun, Long soaking, Shelving, AC / Heater
- Nov 2021 The offset keeps growing.
- Up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Summer AC
- Apr 2020 It keeps growing.
- Jan 2020 The original foliage died and was removed.
- Aug 2019 Leaves at the top of the offshoot began to expand.
- Jan 2019 Only an offshoot began to grow larger, and others died.
- Sep 2018 5 offshoots began to grow at the bottom of the foliage.
- May 2018 Capsules opened and seeds were scattered.
- Up to this point
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
- Apr 2018 It keeps growing.
- Jul 2017 Capsules began to grow.
- Apr 2017 It flowered.
- Sep 2016 An inflorescence and roots began to grow.
- Jul 2015 Leaf tips turned red.
1st Plant
- Cultivation condition
- Partial shade, Long soaking, Shelving, Indoors
- Mar 2009 It keeps growing but the size of foliage became smaller than that of the original one.
- Oct 2006 Moved to another site. Cultivation condition is almost same as the previous site.
- Oct 2005 It keeps growing well.
- Aug 2004 The temperature rises above 30 degree C for 40 days, and the highest temperature was over 39 degree C.