Tillandsia aeranthos bergeri, often referred to just as Tillandsia bergeri, or simply bergeri, is native to Argentina. Part of the Bromeliad family, all Tillandsia species are air plants. In its natural mountainous environment, the bergeri can be found attached to rocks and tree branches.

For an air plant, it's robust, easy-to-care-for, and fast-growing. The gray-green, narrow, tapering leaves are tough, and they quickly develop into a tight clumping form.

Flowering for a few weeks in the summer, the pink shades on the bracts add a wonderful splash of color to your home. So do the delicate little blue or violet flowers that form on them. The flowers may only be a few centimeters in size, but they are bright, have white centers, and have interesting twisted petals.

They usually bloom every few years, but because healthy, clump-forming plants produce abundant offsets, you can have a collection of bergeri to ensure some will be flowering each summer.

Kept as a houseplant, Bergeri can be hung in little metal or wooden frames or added to a glass terrarium or a sea shell planter.

The Tillandsia aeranthos bergeri can also be grown in containers if you use a potting medium designed for Bromeliad species. It can even be grown outdoors if the temperatures are warm enough and winters are dry, but it can be more of a challenge.

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