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Wed, Sep 28, 11 at 18:14
| Greetings. I'm visiting from the bonsai forum. Here's my problem:
On impulse, I just bought a Tillandsia in a 4" nursery pot and lots of instructions about how easy it is to look after. But then I read contradictory advice: Tillandsias don't like to be wet, just "misted"; Tillandsias like their roots in spongy most soil; they like bright light, they don't like strong light.... (I do know they don't like direct sunlight). Mine is the green kind with a lovely pink/fuchsia fan/flower/topknot -- very cute. For now I've moved it to a ceramic pot about 6" tall, 4" wide with all'purpose potting soil, watered it in and misted its leaves a bit. I've placed it under a "grow light" with African Violets and other indoor plants. This may be all wrong or it may be perfetct. Can anybody help me with clear instructions? Many thanks, Krys
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- Posted by bromeliaddict z6 MI (My Page) on Fri, Sep 30, 11 at 16:42
| Krys, The genus Tillandsia is huge, with more than 400 spp. It sounds like you've picked up a Tillandsia cyanea. It should do very nicely with your African violets. You can keep water in the rosette of leaves. Water in the pot (roots) every 5-7 days. It will appreciate some occasional extra misting. Paul |
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- Posted by krystyna1937 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 1, 11 at 11:56
| Paul, Thank you for your advice. In the interim I've been searching the Internet and it seems that as long as I don't drown the roots, my plant should survive. So I modified my set-up by moving it out of all that rich soil onto a shallow bonsai dish and wiring it over a nice rock, keeping the soil that was still clinging to the roots. I've been misting it but now I'll add some drops into the rosette too. Tell me if I should not have moved it out of the deep pot. Krys |
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- Posted by bromeliaddict z6 MI (My Page) on Mon, Oct 3, 11 at 11:43
| Krys, In the wild, T. cyanea is usually found as an epiphyte, though it seems to be a rather adaptable little plant. I have grown it successfully for years in a pot, and I have grown it mounted on cork. Overall, I find it easier to grow T. cyanea in a pot with a mix of shredded cypress bark/ composted pine bark/ perlite/ and Candian peat moss. Here's a photo of one of my nicer specimens: |
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- Posted by krystyna1937 (My Page) on Mon, Oct 3, 11 at 16:00
| T.cyanea, eh? Has that anything to do with cyanide, perchance? Should I keep cats away from it, or it from cats? Thank you for your reply. It's been an experience trying to get that picture out there. Krys |
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- Posted by hotdiggetydam (My Page) on Mon, Oct 3, 11 at 23:02
| LOL no not cyanide.. I think it refers to color FCBS.org is a good place to learn about bromeliads. |
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