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A catalogue of Bromeliads used for various projects by - Lloyd Godman

This is a catalogue of bromeliads used by Lloyd godman for his various installations and photosynthesis projects - the collection of pants he accessed in New Zealand from 1996 - 2004 was collected from a wide range of sources, while most were brought from Greens Bromeliads, some were also donated by the Dunedin Botanical Gardens. Later in 2004 these plants were either sold or given away with his move to Australia.

Lloyd is at present re-establishing his collection where he now lives in Melbourne.

A Lexicon of Bromeliads: A resource by Lloyd Godman

Genus - Tillandsia: Sub-Family - Tillandsioideae: Family - Bromeliad

Tillandsias are regarded as true air plants and as such are among the most unusual of the Bromeliad family. They range from bulbous forms and grass like structures to silver tufted masses. Typically they grow where there is free air movement like high treetop environments or across open rock faces, and often they are heavily covered in silver trichomes that help reflect the high levels of sun light they receive in these locations. While some tolerate temperatures as low as 5 degrees C (40 degrees F), or even lower, most prefer temperatures of around 10-32 degrees C (50-32 degrees F). While they require high levels of humidity, they need to dry out quickly and completely between misting or watering. As the trichome scales open to absorb moisture and close to retain it, it is important that the plants are given time to dry out and most plant deaths occur because of over watering.

Tillandsimania - is an interactive PDF and a work in progress which is updated annually for more information - Tillandsia – air plant E book

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Tillandsia filifolia  

 

 



 

Family: Bromeliad

Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae:

Genus: Tillandsia

Sub-Genus:

Native distribution and habitat: T. filifolia is native to Southern Mexico, British
Honduras, Honduras and Costa Rica, where it grows in moist, shady locations
on rocks in full sun, from 100 to 2,200 m.


Growth habit: Despite looking like a delicate miniature plant with foliage so
fine that it appears to be made of gray thread, T. filifolia is actually a hardy plant
withstanding high winds and drought. With an ageotropic growth habit over
time it produces intriguing clumps.


Foliage: The plant has countless fine needle like gray green leaves 75 mm
- 150 mm long, which form a dense rosette that looks like a pincushion with
hundreds of projecting pins.


Flowers: The plant forms a branched inflorescence, 150 mm high, emerges
with petals of a light lavender colour.


Seed:


Pups:


Cultivation: The plant is easy to grow, normally produces numerous offsets
that separate easily. Dale W. Jenkins of the Sarasota Bromeliad Society suggests
the species is hardy with survival and little or no damage at -3 °c for
several hours.


Availability: Often available.