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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 - 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 gardeneri V.  

Tillandsia gardeneri

 

Tillandsia gardeneri head with seed pods

 

 


 

 

 






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Family: Bromeliad

Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae:

Genus: Tillandsia

Sub-Genus:

Native distribution: Tillandsia gardneri has a wide geographical distribution comprising Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil (as far south as Rio Grande do Sul), and Trinidad & Tobago. and grows from near sea level to 1600 meters

Habit: Tillandsia gardneri grows as an epiphyte on trees and other plants in tropical dry areas but will grow on almost anything. Due to its hight ornamental value and low msultiplication rate and slow growth this species led to illegal over-collection in the wild to meet commercial demands. T. gardeni will range in size of about 5-6" tall and 2-3" wide. As they mature, their bottom leaves will cascade downward to give this air plant a very unique shape. The arched, folded leaves act as collectors for dew or mist and when the flower head is heavy with seed it can droop downwards.

Foliage: The Tillandsia Gardneri is characterized by wide, fuzzy, silver-green leaves. These striking air plants get their fuzzy appearance from their abundance of Trichomes,

Flowers: The relatively large rounded flower head has soft coral pink bracts while the flowers are a a brighter red pink colour

Seed:

Pups:

Cultivation: Tillandsia gardneri is a soft, feathery, white species that is beautifully symmetrical when grown well. It prefers cooler, more humid conditions with bright light.

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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