Family: Bromeliad
Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae:
Genus: Tillandsia
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Native distribution: This species grows in the forests of Guatemala at altitudes of 1,500-1,950 meters.
Habit: The plant is distinguished from Ionantha by its short but distinct bloom scape and distichous, imbricate floral bracts. Tillandsia scaposa is largest of the ionanthas with some plants growing up to 15 cm in width and height.
Foliage: The leaves of ionantha scaposa are less stiff and softer, the foliage is slightly different in colour
Flowers: When in bloom, the upper part of the plant becomes carmine. The flower of ionantha scaposa is mauve to amethyst rather than grape violet.
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Cultivation: This plant is more robust when grown at cooler temperatures.
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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