Catopsis nutans seeds grow into a delicate epiphytic bromeliad native to the wet tropical biome from southern Florida south through the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela to western Ecuador — a wider range than 'Central America' alone implies. The epithet nutans means 'nodding', referring to the gently drooping, pendulous inflorescence characteristic of the species. A small, graceful epiphyte growing on tree branches in humid tropical and subtropical forests, with slender, strap-like, glaucous leaves forming an open rosette without a tank. Unlike many bromeliads, Catopsis does not form a water-holding tank. The delicate white to yellow-white flowers are produced on the nodding inflorescence. The genus Catopsis belongs to the subfamily Tillandsioideae. Family Bromeliaceae.Bright indirect light; high humidity; epiphytic (mounted on cork or bark); warm tropical to subtropical conditions. No water tank — mist regularly. 'Nutans' = nodding; gently pendulous inflorescence is the most characteristic feature Slender glaucous leaves in open rosette — no water-holding tank unlike many bromeliads S. Florida to W. Ecuador — wet tropical biome; from Florida and the Caribbean to Ecuador Delicate white to yellow-white flowers on nodding scape; subfamily Tillandsioideae Bright indirect light; high humidity; epiphytic mount; no tank; Family Bromeliaceae Catopsis nutans is the nodding catopsis — a delicate epiphytic bromeliad of extraordinary range from southern Florida and the Caribbean to western Ecuador, one of the most widely distributed of all Catopsis species and prized among collectors for its graceful nodding inflorescence and elegant glaucous rosette. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
