caput medusae air plant care Air Plant Tillandsia Caput Medusa – USMANTIS

caput medusae air plant care Air Plant Tillandsia Caput Medusa – USMANTISCaput Medusa air plant. Watch it turn pink purple curly alien octopus velvet texture approx 4" tall Genus within the family of the Bromeliaceae Name of genus: Tillandsia Name of species: Tillandsia caput medusae Trivial name: Head of Medusa evergreen, herbaceous flowering plant with epiphytic habit (air plant) native to South America, mainly Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras tubular, blue red flowers in early summer grey blue, snake shaped

Caput Medusa air plant.Watch it turn pink/purple curly/alien/octopus/ velvet texture approx 4" tall

• Genus within the family of the Bromeliaceae
• Name of genus: Tillandsia
• Name of species: Tillandsia caput-medusae
• Trivial name: Head of Medusa
• evergreen, herbaceous flowering plant with epiphytic habit (air plant)
• native to South America, mainly Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
• tubular, blue-red flowers in early summer
• grey-blue, snake-shaped leaves, arranged like rosettes
• heights of 15 to 40 cm
• Temperature minimum: 15 degrees Celsius
• Temperature maximum: 40 Grad Celsius

Tillandsia caput-medusae only uses its roots to cling to high trees or rocks. Since the exotic bromeliad does not require a substrate, there are many creative ways to cultivate it in living spaces. Thus, the head of Medusa with the bizarre snake-leaves perfectly puts itself in the limelight on branches, stones or cacti.