Family: Bromeliad
Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae:
Genus: Tillandsia
Sub-Genus:
Native distribution: N/A hybrid - Tillandsia jalisco-monticola is a species endemic to the State of Jalisco, Mexico and while the state runs from sea level to high mountains with cities like Lagos de Moreno at altitudes of 1,942 m (6,371 ft), its name suggests the plant grows at these higher elevations. The species name means "mountain dweller." - While T, fasciculata grows over a much wider area from Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil), and the southeastern United States (Georgia, Florida)
Seed parent: T. Jalisco monticola
Pollen Parent: T. fasciculata
Habit:
Foliage:
Flowers: Its small purple flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and it has large red- to yellow-tinted bracts all year long.
Seed:
Pups:
Cultivation: This plant is a strong cross between Jalisco Monticola and Fasciculata
Fertilization: A mist every week with Epiphyites Delight or Epsom salts during the growing season will help the plant.
( Epiphyte’s Delight fertilizer was developed for a special reason. Nitrogen promotes foliar growth. If you have Tillandsias, Orchids, or other epiphytes and you feed them, take a look at the nitrogen content. If it’s high in urea, the plants can’t use it because the urea needs a bacteria in soil to break it down into ammonia and nitrates. Since the epiphytes don’t have any soil they can’t break down the urea. It was for this reason that we had Epiphyte’s Delight formulated. It contains only ammoniacal and nitrate nitrogen which is immediately accessible and usable by the plants.)
Availability: A rare hybrid
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