Tillandsia aeranthos/bergeri hybrid

Air plant

                                          ID#659

 

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.

Hang them anywhere away from direct sun light.

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: These plants have yet to show blooms FRUIT AND SEED: propagate by separating offsprings that grow from the end/ridges of the leaves, tiny in clumps of tens or so. KEY FEATURES: 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. Plants hang from a attached wire as a clump. Plant received with offsprings hanging from the ribs of one leave. I have separate some of them and place them on some of the orchid trellis ledge, no glue or strings.The are growing slow and look healthy.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

03/2012

Feb. 2012

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Off springs
Off springs