Tillandsias Circinnata

It is widespread in Florida and well as the Caribbean, Central America, Colombia an Venezuela. It grows at elevations from near sea level to 1,500 meters.
An average mature specimen specimen is about 15 cm wide and 18 cm in height. It is normally lettuce green. When in bloom, the upper portion of the plant often becomes erubescent (rosy), which enhances the carmine colour of the flower. The flowers are mauve. It grows slowly, often needing two growing seasons to reach maturity. It produces a substantial root system and responds to good cultivation. If one has patience, a large clump can be produced in a few years.

Until recently, this species was known as Tillandsia Circinnata. But in 1982, Wilhelm Weber of East Germany published an article in the Journal of the Bromeliad Society that brought something very interesting to light. He showed in logical detail, supported by photographs, that the type specimen of tillandsia circinnata was actually the same as T. streptophylla- which meant that T. circinnata was not valid. The next earliest valid epithet for this particular plant, t. paucifolia, had been originally published by Baker in 1878.
It is easy to grow. Most often , it is simply hung by a piece of wire and allowed to do its thing.

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