How to Grow and Care for Wallisia

The pink quill is an easy-to-care-for houseplant in the bromeliad family. This tropical air plant can be grown on bark or in a pot. The beautiful pink bloom is large compared to the small size of the plant. The pink bloom is not technically a flower but is long-lasting. As the flower fades, small pups will grow on the sides of the mother plant and the bloom will die.

Wallisia pretiosa exhibits a striking form with long, arching leaves emanating from a central rosette. The foliage, a vibrant green with occasional flushes of pink or red, adapts to its native airy, high-humidity environments by absorbing moisture and nutrients directly from the atmosphere. This epiphytic lifestyle allows wallisia pretiosa to thrive upon other plants without being parasitic.