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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 2018 - 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 araujei - (ar-ah-OO-zhay) - vMez 1894 Named after the Arau'a River in Brazil  

Tillandsia Arujei


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Family: Bromeliad

Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae:

Genus: Tillandsia

Sub-Genus: Anoplophytum

Native distribution: Tillandsia araujei is endemic to Brazil and closely related to T. tenufolia at altitudes 2,500 -3,000m - ( 8200 - 9,800ft)

Habit: The plant grows epiphyitically on trees or in direct sunlight while some varieties grow on boulders along the coast. It is normally grown hanging upside down or horizontally - there are many variations of the plant. Multiple leaves emerge from a long stem giving the appearance of a plume, with new stems forming from the older stems. If left the plant can grow to 4 -5 feet long producing a few roots.

Foliage: The plant has thick, succulent pine-needle-like leaves about 1 -11/2 inches long and it is caulescent. It forms a large, attractive clump over time.

Flowers: The extended inflorescence is a bright salmon to rose and the 6 to 10 flowers are white

Seed:

Pups:

Cultivation: The plant is adaptable and grows well in a range of conditions.

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 often vavailable