DESCRIPTION: Tillandsia ixioides, is a distinctive air plant characterized by its unique appearance. Typically growing in clumps or as solitary plants, it has slender, arching leaves that can vary in color from green to silver-gray. The leaves are very firm and covered in fine, silvery trichomes that give them a slight fuzzy texture, aiding in water absorption.
During its flowering period, Tillandsia ixioides produces an elegant bloom that is yellow in color. After flowering, this species readily offsets - it is quite prolific.
SIZE: 6”+ as pictured here
TAXONOMY:
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Species: |
T. ixioides
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