1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Epiphyte
Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas
Desert, Dry areas, Dry Forest, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum
Blue Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Silver, Gray
Blue Green, Tan, Silver, Gray
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Asthma, Itchiness, Rash, Rhinitis
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TILLANDSIA
HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens
7.2 Common Name
Air Plant, Airplant
Blue Oat Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Klimaanlagen
Blau Ährengras
7.2.3 In French
Plante air
Bleu Oat Grass
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta de Aire
Azul hierba de avena
7.2.5 In Greek
Air φυτών
Μπλε βρώμης Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
powietrza
Niebieski Owies trawa
7.2.8 In Latin
Air Planta
Blue Oat Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Tillandsia
Helictotrichon
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Tillandsioideae.
Pooideae
8.10 Number of Species