Tillandsia lajensis SEEDS

Tillandsia lajensis seeds grow into an epiphytic bromeliad endemic to Brazil named after the Laje locality (Bahia state), where the species was first collected. A member of subfamily Tillandsioideae forming an epiphytic rosette in the humid Atlantic Forest habitats of eastern Brazil, producing the characteristic vivid inflorescence display typical of the genus. The genus Tillandsia was named after Finnish-Swedish botanist Elias Tillands (16401693), who reportedly walked from Turku to Stockholm rather than take a sea crossing his surname meaning ‘from the land’. Family Bromeliaceae.

Bright indirect light; high humidity; epiphytic (bark or cork); warm subtropical to tropical Brazilian conditions.

• Named after Laje locality, Bahia state, Brazil; Brazilian Atlantic Forest endemic
• Epiphytic rosette; vivid inflorescence display; subfamily Tillandsioideae
• Brazil (Bahia) wet tropical biome; Atlantic Forest epiphyte
• Genus named after Elias Tillands (16401693) who preferred walking to sailing
• Bright indirect light; high humidity; epiphytic; warm subtropical; Family Bromeliaceae

Tillandsia lajensis is the Laje tillandsia a Brazilian Atlantic Forest endemic named after its type locality in Bahia, one of the many narrowly distributed Tillandsia species endemic to the rich bromeliad flora of eastern Brazil.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.