Tillandsia streptophylla
A grey, bulbous-based air plant from Mexico, Central America and the western Caribbean whose broad leaves curl and twist into ringlets when the plant is dry and straighten when it is well watered. It grows epiphytically in warm, seasonally dry lowland forest and scrub. Give it strong light, warmth, good airflow and a clear wet–dry rhythm.
Where it grows wild
An epiphyte of warm lowland forests, including seasonally dry deciduous forest, scrub and coastal woodland, where it sits on branches in bright, airy positions. Its dense grey trichomes and swollen, water-storing leaf bases suit a climate with a marked dry season.
No elevations are available from the data. It is generally a lowland plant, found from near sea level into the low hills.
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