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Tillandsia clavigera seeds grow into a terrestrial or epiphytic bromeliad native to the wet tropical biome of the northern Andes from Ecuador, Peru and adjacent Colombia. The epithet clavigera means ‘club-bearing’, referring to the club-shaped or clavate inflorescence. A member of subfamily Tillandsioideae growing in the humid forests and cloud forests of the Andean slopes. Produces the characteristic Tillandsia tubular flowers on the distinctive club-shaped spike. Family Bromeliaceae.

Bright indirect light; high humidity; epiphytic or terrestrial; cool to warm tropical Andean conditions.

• ‘Clavigera’ = club-bearing; distinctive club-shaped or clavate inflorescence
• Epiphytic or terrestrial; humid Andean forest habitats; subfamily Tillandsioideae
• Ecuador/Peru/Colombia wet tropical biome; Andean cloud forests
• Genus ~650 species; subfamily Tillandsioideae; named after Elias Tillands (16401693)
• Bright indirect light; high humidity; warm to cool tropical; Family Bromeliaceae

Tillandsia clavigera is the club-spiked tillandsia of the northern Andes its distinctive clavate inflorescence shape making it identifiable among the ~650 Tillandsia species, a cloud forest epiphyte from the Ecuadorian, Peruvian and Colombian Andes.

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