Tillandsia stricta Stiff Star
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Origins: This specific unregistered cultivar came from Tillandsia International
Bloom: Short, simple inflorescence producing a single large pink bract with purple flowers
Light: Indirect or filtered light
Water: Spray or dunk twice a week, ideally allowing the plant to dry same day. Additionally, soak up to 4 hours as needed, look for leaves rolling inward forming tubes as a sign of underhydration
Stricta is a species with a ton of variety, including leaf shape, plant size, bloom color, and leaf color. Stricta will quickly form clumps, although individual plants grow bigger alone than in a clump which is typically not true of clumps. This variety of stricta is smaller, more tenuifolia-like. Leaves are more upright and thin, bloom is on the smaller side with a light purple/blue flower