Family: Bromeliad
Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae:
Genus: Tillandsia
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Native distribution: From Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Habit: Tillandsia chartacea is a long, caulescent growing species that is normally hung upside down. The growing tip then gradually turns around and grows upright, toward the light. This species produces somewhat stoloniferous (growing on a stem) offsets that continue growing along the length of the plant which can cause a generational T. chartacea to reach a length of 3 meters (10') or more!
Foliage: The stiff green silver leaves are relativly short but wide at the base
Flowers: The coral pink inflorescence forms at the end of a long thin stem
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Cultivation: It's easy to grow in a bright area but it's rare.
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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