Tillandsia
Air plants — 53 species and cultivars.
Overview
Tillandsia (air plants) are grown on windowsills and indoors in Genoa, Italy. These epiphytic bromeliads require good air circulation and periodic misting but no soil. The collection spans 53 living species and cultivars from across the Americas.
Collection
| Taxon | Source | Price | Acquired | Status | Where | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillandsia funckiana | Dötterer Pflanzen | €6.07 | Feb 2020 | lost | Indoors | Mounted on cork; Pulk auf Kork (Dötterer) | |
| Tillandsia kammii | Dötterer Pflanzen | €8.41 | Feb 2020 | lost | Indoors | Mounted on cork; Pulk auf Kork | |
| Tillandsia xerographica | Michieli Floricoltura | €45.9 | Nov 2021 | lost | Indoors | XL size; Size XL | |
| Tillandsia 'Curly Slim' | Dötterer Pflanzen | €17.14 | May 2021 | alive | Indoors | Extra-large; Size XL | |
| Tillandsia 'Houston Cotton Candy' | Dötterer Pflanzen | €10.47 | Sep 2020 | alive | Indoors | Giant form; Gigant form | |
| Tillandsia 'Love Knot' | Le Figlie del Vento | €12.5 | May 2026 | alive | Orticola 2026 — cv hybrid (T. paucifolia × T. streptophylla) — bundle 50€/4 pz Camarda | ||
| Tillandsia aeranthos | alive | Indoors | Esemplari grandi | ||||
| Tillandsia albertiana | Dötterer Pflanzen | €6.54 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | Mounted on cork; Pulk auf Kork (Dötterer) | |
| Tillandsia araujei | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia arizae-juliae | Dötterer Pflanzen | €3.74 | May 2021 | alive | Indoors | ||
| Tillandsia baileyi var. vivipara | Michieli Floricoltura | €20 | May 2026 | alive | Orticola 2026 — IDed post-acquisto come baileyi var. vivipara | ||
| Tillandsia bandensis | Unknown | alive | Indoors | Identified Apr 2026 from photos | |||
| Tillandsia bartramii | Dötterer Pflanzen | €8.57 | Sep 2020 | alive | Indoors | On cork, with seed capsules; With seed pods | |
| Tillandsia bartramii | Dötterer Pflanzen | €8.57 | May 2021 | alive | Indoors | Large wire ball; Wireball, size L | |
| Tillandsia bergeri | Unknown | alive | Indoors | Large clump | |||
| Tillandsia burle-marxii | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia cacticola | Dötterer Pflanzen | €9.35 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | ||
| Tillandsia caerulea | Dötterer Pflanzen | €9.35 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | On wire; Clump | |
| Tillandsia capitata var. yellow | Dötterer Pflanzen | €16.82 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | ||
| Tillandsia caput-medusae | Unknown | alive | Indoors | ||||
| Tillandsia chaetophylla | Dötterer Pflanzen | €14.29 | May 2021 | alive | Indoors | Clump; Pulk | |
| Tillandsia chusgonensis | Dötterer Pflanzen | €11.21 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | Clump; Pulk | |
| Tillandsia crocata | alive | Indoors | Fiori gialli profumati | ||||
| Tillandsia didisticha | Le Figlie del Vento | €12.5 | May 2026 | alive | Orticola 2026 — opportunistico al banco di Camarda — bundle 50€/4 pz Camarda | ||
| Tillandsia duratii | Dötterer Pflanzen | €18.69 | Sep 2020 | alive | Indoors | On wire | |
| Tillandsia fuchsii var. fuchsii | Unknown | alive | Indoors | Identified Apr 2026; has flowered; in collection since at least 2022 | |||
| Tillandsia funckiana | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia gilliesii var. gilliesii | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia glabrior | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia harrisii | Unknown | alive | Indoors | ||||
| Tillandsia heteromorpha | Dötterer Pflanzen | €5.61 | Sep 2020 | alive | Indoors | Clump; Pulk | |
| Tillandsia hirta f. minor | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia ionantha | Unknown | alive | Indoors | ||||
| Tillandsia ionantha 'Fuego' | Unknown | alive | Indoors | ||||
| Tillandsia kautskyi | alive | Indoors | Miniatura brasiliana, ex-CITES | ||||
| Tillandsia landbeckii | alive | Indoors | P12 | ||||
| Tillandsia loliacea | Dötterer Pflanzen | €6.54 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | Small clump; Pulk small | |
| Tillandsia magnusiana | Unknown | alive | Indoors | ||||
| Tillandsia paleacea | Unknown | alive | Indoors | ||||
| Tillandsia pohliana | Dötterer Pflanzen | €3.81 | Sep 2020 | alive | Indoors | +1 gratis (free bonus); Size LARGE | |
| Tillandsia pruinosa | Dötterer Pflanzen | €8.88 | May 2021 | alive | Indoors | On wire; Clump | |
| Tillandsia pueblensis | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia rectifolia | Dötterer Pflanzen | €11.21 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | Mounted on cork; auf Kork | |
| Tillandsia recurvata | Dötterer Pflanzen | €6.54 | May 2021 | alive | Indoors | Clump; Pulk | |
| Tillandsia reitenbachii | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia roezlii | Le Figlie del Vento | €12.5 | May 2026 | alive | Orticola 2026 — opportunistico al banco di Camarda — bundle 50€/4 pz Camarda | ||
| Tillandsia santiagoensis f. adpressa | alive | Indoors | H.Hrom. & L.Hrom. 2020; Bolivia, Serrania de Santiago | ||||
| Tillandsia schiedeana var. major | Dötterer Pflanzen | €9.35 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | Wire ball form; Wireball | |
| Tillandsia seleriana | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia setiformis | Dötterer Pflanzen | €9.35 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | Mounted on cork; Pulk auf Kork | |
| Tillandsia sphaerocephala | Dötterer Pflanzen | €4.49 | May 2021 | alive | Indoors | ||
| Tillandsia stellifera | Dötterer Pflanzen | €8.41 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | ||
| Tillandsia stelliflora | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia straminea | Unknown | alive | Indoors | ||||
| Tillandsia streptocarpa | Dötterer Pflanzen | €8.41 | Feb 2020 | alive | Indoors | Large, on wire; Size L | |
| Tillandsia streptophylla | Unknown | alive | Indoors | In flower | |||
| Tillandsia tectorum | Unknown | alive | Indoors | Tag lost; form unknown | |||
| Tillandsia tectorum 'Snow' | Dötterer Pflanzen | €14.95 | Sep 2020 | alive | Indoors | Extra-large; Size XL | |
| Tillandsia tectorum f. caulescens | Le Figlie del Vento | €12.5 | May 2026 | alive | Orticola 2026 — forma caulescente (distinta da f. gigantea) — bundle 50€/4 pz Camarda | ||
| Tillandsia tenuifolia | alive | Indoors | |||||
| Tillandsia tricholepis | alive | Indoors | Subgen. Diaphoranthema | ||||
| Tillandsia usneoides 'Silber Grob' | Dötterer Pflanzen | €13.08 | Sep 2020 | alive | Indoors | Silver, coarse form, large; Size LARGE | |
| Tillandsia vicentina | Michieli Floricoltura | €11.59 | Nov 2021 | alive | Indoors |
Photos
7 taxa photographed in Tillandsia. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.