Family: Bromeliad
Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Tillandsia
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Native distribution: N/A Hybrid
Seed parent: T. xerographica
Pollen Parent: T. brachycaulos
Habit: A large growing hybrid with an elegant and graceful form reaching around 20cm in diameter, it grows many leaves that arch gracefully downward
Foliage: the leaves blush a beautiful rose when coming into bloom
Flowers: The inflorescence is noticeably thick and protects a short distance above the leaves. The flowers are variable with purple, white and even a hint of yellow on a single spike
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Cultivation: While the plant is hardy, it is a slow grower. Withhold water during cooler months.
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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