Family: Bromeliad
Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Tillandsia
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Native distribution: Various forms of T. tenufolia are wide spread across much of South America and the Caribbean Islands
Habit: The plant has stiffer leaves than other tenufolias
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Cultivation: An adaptable and easy plant to grow, but responds to regular misting in the growing season.
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: Not always available
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