Accession #: 199900304
Accession Date: 1999-09-20
Common name: Tillandsia purpurea
Family: Bromeliaceae
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Country of Origin: Atacama desert / coastal Peru
Description: Native to extremely arid coastal regions, where the plants grow loose and rootless on the desert floor, subsisting largely on a dense fog known locally as camanchaca. The fog nourishes plant communities called lomas formations.
More detail on Lomas Formations can be found at the Andean Botanical Information System website.
Uses:
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Source: Matt Opel
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Culture:
bright light and occasional misting