General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 12-24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Leaves are typically gray, gray-green, or white
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Dark pink to red bract with bright purplish-violet flowers
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Terrariums
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Monocarpic
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Near Threatened
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Common names
  • Pink Quill
  • Air Plant
  • Quill-Leaf
  • Bromeliad
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Wallisia cyanea
  • Synonym: Tillandsia cyanea
  • Synonym: Tillandsia lindenii

Photo Gallery

Date: 2018-10-23
Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Date: 2017-09-27
Photo by Fleur569
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-06-07
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon

Date: 2014-02-09
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-09-22
Location: In Merrifield Garden Nursery, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-09-03
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-11-22
Location: Tampa FL
Date: 2019-02-22
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-12-03
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-11-30

Date: 2014-02-09
Location: Kalama, wa
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Opp, AL
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-11-30

Date: 2014-02-09
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-12-12

Date: 2018-04-12
Location: Fairfax, VA | August 2022
Date: 2022-08-28
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-06-07

Date: 2016-09-28
Location: Opp, AL
Location: Butterfly House, east of St Louis, run by MOBOT
Date: 2009-03-14
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-11-22
Location: Hampton Court Palace.
Date: 2012-08-09
Wonderful!
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-12-03
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Date: 2015-09-30
Tillandsia Guatemalense
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Location: Corpus Christi, TX

Date: 2014-02-09
Location: Southeast Florida
Date: March 2012
Such a simple but striking plant

Date: 2014-02-09
Location: central Illinois-Washington Park Botanical Garden -Springfield, Il.
Date: 2015-12-05
Location: Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawaii
Date: 2012-09-29
Location: Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawaii
Date: 2012-09-29
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2012-02-13
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2012-02-13
Location: Botanical Garden Bochum
Date: 2017-02-06
Location: Botanical Garden Bochum
Date: 2017-02-06

Date: 2015-02-25
A large pup growing on the mother
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden (Mobot) in St Louis
Date: 2016-06-18

Date: 2014-02-09

Date: 2016-10-02
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