Tillandsia geminiflora is native to the forested regions of Brazil and Argentina, where it is found at altitudes of up to 1500 metres above sea level. It thrives in moist, shady habitats, such as cloud forests, where it attaches to trees and captures moisture from the environment for its subsistence.
Tillandsia Curly Slim is a hybrid created in 1981 from the combination of the seeds of Tillandsia Intermedia and the pollination of Tillandsia Streptophylla.
Tillandsia Holm's Stropi is a hybrid created in Germany from the combination of seeds of Tillandsia Aerantos x Tenuifolia and pollination of another hybrid, Tillandsia Tenuifolia x Stricta.