Species · genus Tillandsia · Bromeliaceae

Berger's Air Plant

Tillandsia bergeri Mez

Growth habit

epiphyte

Native range

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South

Reference · T. bergeri

Cultivars of T. bergeri

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No named cultivars catalogued under T. bergeri yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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Tillandsia bergeri is an epiphytic air plant from coastal regions of northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil, taking water and nutrients through its leaves rather than roots. It wants bright indirect light and steady airflow; mist or soak it, then let it dry fully within a few hours, since standing water trapped at its base will rot the plant. Water again when the leaves feel dry and look slightly curled or dulled rather than on a fixed schedule.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 10 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

10–30 °C

Soil mix

None — mounted or displayed bare as an air plant

Propagation

Separation of offset pups; forms clustering clumps

Fertilizing

Dilute air-plant feed misted monthly

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Blooms pale lavender flowers when mature

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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