Origins: Brazil
Bloom: Short, simple inflorescence with a pink bracts and purple flowers
Light: Strong indirect and/or filtered light
Ideal for: Indoors/Outdoors
Water: Spray or dunk twice a week, allow to dry within 6-8 hours. Soak monthly to rehydrate up to 4 hours as necessary
This plant is officially still registered as Tillandsia stricta ssp (subspecies) piniformis, but will likely be elevated to species status in the future. A closed rosette with an almost pinecone like shape, it almost resembles a giant kautskyi. This form of stricta has done quite well in my drier climate, stricta is normally a species I have to give extra water to; not this one!
