Native distribution and habitat: T. brachyculous grows as an epiphyte in dry forests in southern Mexico and Central America at altitudes of 600 - 2000 m.
Growth habit: It is a medium sized plant where about thirty channeled leaves form an open rosette.
Foliage: The soft green leaves are lightly covered with trichomes, are about 1.5 mm inch wide at the base and tapper to a point. The leaves can turn a vibrant pink red at flowering.
Flowers: At flowering 10 -12 lilac coloured petaled flowers form a head in the centre of the plant. The flowers are long and tubular, they have protruding stamens, and the petals are not keeled.
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Cultivation: The plant is relatively easy to grow, but protect from burning direct midday sun. Face east to collect morning sun and mist regularly. Dale W. Jenkins of the Sarasota Bromeliad Society suggests the species is hardy with survival and little or no damage at -3 °c for several hours.
Availability: Not often available.
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