Family: Bromeliad
Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae:
Genus: Tillandsia
Sub-Genus: Tillandsia
Native distribution: Common names include Octopus Plant and Medusa's Head. An epiphyte native to Central America and Mexico, It grows from sea level to 2,400 meters
Habit: Some giant specimens of this species have been known to reach a height and width of 35 cm.
Foliage: The thick, channeled, tapering and twisting leaves are up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long and are covered in fine gray hairs that make the surface look like suede.
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Cultivation: Is one of the most widespread and hardy species. A mist every week is oftren all that is needed, however more regular watering in the growing season will stimulate the plant to grow more.
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.)
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