Tillandsia newbie - ID help please?

13 years ago

I've only just got hooked on Tillandsias, and have 5 different ones, only one in bloom now. Would love it if anyone could ID them, or even just narrow down the search field (I realise it's difficult with the ones not blooming)! On a side note, I've ordered some T. Ionantha seeds... anyone know the ideal temperature and humidity for germinating? I'm thinking of placing some in an incubator (intended for chicken eggs, but it will keep steady temp and humidity and it can be calibrated). Don't know if it'll work but thought it would be a fun project :P Any help appreciated!

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User
13 years ago
1) T. butzii
2) ionantha
3) bulbosa
4) ?
5) possibly bartramii
celtic_moon
Original Author
13 years ago
Thank you! I thought the first one was a butzii - but got all my other guesses wrong lol :)

My guess was
1)butzii
2)?
3)pseudobaileyi
4)gardneri or geminiflora
5)fuchsii

But then I have no idea which ones are rarer and more unlikely to be in my possession :) So the ionantha leaves turn red when it's getting ready to flower, or are there different ionanthas? Picking out unlabelled tillandsias at random when they're not in flower must be a form of gambling! There were a couple more that I didn't get, one I suspect was mitlaensis and the other I have no idea but it looked like chives.
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