Tillandsia stricta Purple Haze
Tillandsia stricta Purple Haze

Tillandsia stricta Purple Haze

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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 has shorter, stiffer leaves than many varieties of stricta.  Leaves have gray hue with a slight purple tint and a traditional stricta bloom