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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 geminiflora ( paired, double flowering - frequently there are 2 flowers in each spike)  

Tillandsia geminiflora

Tillandsia geminiflora

Tillandsia geminiflora

Tillandsia geminiflora

 

 


 

 

 






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Native distribution and habitat: T. geminiflora is native to Brazil, Suriname, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the Misiones Province of Argentina and grows at altitudes of 1400 m.


Growth habit: It is a small compact plant with medium soft leaves. New growth is upward in a negative eotropic manner.


Foliage: A mature plant can form 30-40 leaves in a rosette. Similar to T. gardneri but the soft recurved leaves are bright green instead of fuzzy white.


Flowers: The inflorescence is a salmon color and it is large relative to the size of the plant. The pinkish flowers are keeled.


Seed:


Pups: After flowering, the plant produces few pups, often only one.


Cultivation: While T. geminiflora prefers bright light but cooler, more humid temperatures than many other Tillandsias, it is easy to grow. Treat as a mesic species.


Availability: Not often available.