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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 xerographica x riohondoensis  

Tillandsia xerographica x riohondoensis

 

Family: Bromeliad

Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae

Genus: Tillandsia

Sub-Genus:

 

Seed parent: T. xerographica - Subgenus: Tillandsia

Pollen parent: T. riohondoensis - previously T. capitata peach
Subgenus: Tillandsia

Growth habit: The plant grows into a very large plant over a metre across with a stunning rosette where the outer leaves curve downward below the base of the plant.

Foliage: The leaves are soft and covered with a dusting of white trichomes which blush peach pink - this gives affords the plant very attractive foliage

Flowers: The plant form a very thick inflorescence that rises well above the leaf crown and is capped with red pink bracts from which a series of purple flowers emerge.

Pups:

Seed:

Cultivation: The plant needs some attention, make sure it faces east to gather the morning sun but misses the direct midday sun and mist regularly.

Availability: T. Xerographica x T. riohondoensis is a is a beautiful but rare Tillandsia