Overrated for ease, underrated for beauty — Tillandsia Stricta

People describe Tillandsia Stricta as easy and I'd push back on that slightly. providing bright indirect light or outdoor shade in summer needs consistent attention and dehydration shown by rolled or curled leaves can undermine progress quickly if ignored.

Where Tillandsia Stricta is genuinely underrated is the beauty. flowers only once in a lifetime but produces offsetting pups after is extraordinary when you see it in person. I display it in grouped together in a bowl as a centrepiece and it gets comments from everyone who sees it. reduced watering needed in cool winter months indoors is the time to really understand what this plant offers. Not for the truly neglectful gardener, but absolutely worth the attention it requires.