Tillandsia stricta varieties

Air plant

                                        ID#660

 

Tillandsias are bromeliads. They absorb water and nutrients thru the leaves not roots, and require no planting medium.

Each plant only flowers once. After blooming the plants reproduce 1-8 offspring from the side of the mother.


They can tolerate a large range of temperatures and withstand long periods without water.

Varieties:

  1. (A)T. stricta Green

  2. (B)T. stricta Hard leaf

HEIGHT X SPREAD: clump PLANT TYPE: epiphytes GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: none, air LIGHT: filtered light, only. WATER: mist or spray at least once a week plant should not stay wet more than 4 hours at a time SOIL: N/A
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: No blooms so far FRUIT AND SEED: propagate by separating clumps/ offsprings KEY FEATURES: leaves may turn colors prior to flowering. Each plant only flowers once and then goes to produce offsprings. If clump desire, do not separate new plants.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch These plants are commonly found in conservatories I have visited. Grown in combination with orchids. (A) (6/2012)Mounted in trellis .Plant died, poor air circulation at the hanging spot, did not dry between waterings, spotted too late to save. (B) (6/2018)Mounted (2 plants) with 6000E glue on Cork ‘Tree of life’.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

July 2018

(A)  Green variety  -   Feb. 2012

Additional Information: www.airplants4u.com  On-line retailer and Nursery in California.  Tropiflora.com  (June 2018)

Trellis A location