Tillandsia stricta
A small, variable air plant forming dense rosettes of stiff, often silvery leaves, with long-lasting pink to red bracts and short-lived blue or violet flowers. It is common in the Atlantic Forest and coastal vegetation of south-eastern and southern Brazil, and also occurs from Trinidad and the Guianas to Argentina and Uruguay. It is one of the easiest Tillandsia species to grow: give it bright light, regular soaking or misting and good airflow.
Where it grows wild
An epiphyte on branches and trunks in Atlantic Forest, coastal scrub and forest edges, typically in bright, airy positions. It forms clumps of rosettes rarely more than 10 cm across.
Most records with an elevation are near the coast, with a median of 31 m, but it also grows inland on the Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul plateaus up to about 800–900 m.
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