Rosette in Tillandsia, usually,
You can divide Tillandsia for two groups:
Terrestrial or"green". They have a small hard trunk and a dense outlet of leaves. They are bright green lanceolate or triangular, smooth. The average length is 30-40 cm, width 3-5 cm. The root order is quite powerful, developed.
Epiphytic, atmospheric or"gray". They do not have stems. The leaves are greyish-green or olive with silvery tint, very narrow, almost filiform (less than 1 cm wide, 20-25 cm long). Theyare covered with"scales", by means of which water and nutrients are sucked from the air. Dwell for trees, using a"host"like a prop. Typically, there is an educated system of air roots. The plant is very capricious, therefore, it is not often found in domestic conditions.
Tillandsia, belonging to the epiphytic group, frank is allowed to be included in the list of the most unusual houseplants In domestic conditions, the life of Tillandsia is short - less than 5 years. It ends with the flowering of the plant. After that, the mother socket dies off, having previously collected one or fairly daughter. Tillandsia produces from the center of the outlet very unusual large bright pink or crimson bracts, similar to the ear or the blade of the oars with"thorns"along the edge. Then for them there are three-lobed lilac, lavender or purple flowers. The petals of their narrow, evenly bend back.
Caloric bracts of Tillandsia add attraction and causelessly to the spectacular plant
These are more common colors, but others are purple, white, sky blue, bright blue, coral, red, yellow. Tones are very pure, therefore, Tillandsia seems to be shining. It seems to be the creation of a professional artist who likes to make acrylic paints.
Tillandsia flowers, for reward through bracts, p> The full action lasts for about 2 months. In nature, flowering in most cases occurs in the summer, but at home it can begin at any time. In principle, it can be provoked, in the course of 2-3 months, once a week, spraying the plant prepared according to the annotation a substance of the biostimulator (Zircon, Heteroauxin). Then flowering ripens the grain - a small"box"with an abundance of small seeds.
Exotic Tillandsia is able to decorate any interior
Video: Tillandsia bloom
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From only the abundance of Tillandsia to home conditions, some future could adapt. Eat and selective modifications, but they are also few. The most popular:
Tillandsia tri-color (tricolor). Straight trunks 7-10 cm long and dense rosettes of thin leaves covered with scales. The length of the leaf is about 20 cm. The name of the plant should be very unusual red-yellow-green bracts. The colors change from the skyward skyward. A lot of peduncles are formed. The flowers are bright violet.
Thillandsia fan (flabellata). It is very similar to Tillandsia tri-color, differ only bracts. They have an unusual tubular shape and are painted in brilliant coral or red paint.
Tillandsia blue (suanea). The height of the rosette is about 25 cm. The length of the leaf is about 30 cm, width is 2.5-3 cm. The main color is bright green, however, a purple or purple subtle is also guessed. The flower spike is small enough, often curved. The length of the inflorescence is about 15 cm, the width is about half the size. It is placed in front of 20 buds. Crimson bracts, according to the degree of fading, change the paint to that of straw. The flowers are blue-violet, kept very short.
Tillandsia Anita (anita). This is popular among breeding hybrids, the"parent"is Tillandsia blue. Leaves scaly, lanceolate The tip is very sharp, relative it is even allowed to prick. The flowers are soft blue, the bracts are pink and purple. In proportion to the degree of fading, they become green.
Tillandsia André (andreana). The trunk is long, leafy. Leaves are belt-shaped, thin, sometimes curled in a spiral. They are covered with grayish-brown scales. The flower does not form a plant, its inflorescence is apical. Flowers bright-scarlet, about 4 cm across.
Tillandsia Arauje (araujei). The trunk is 25-30 cm tall, single or branching. Leaves are short, thick, 3-7 cm long, in the shape of a cylinder with a bent apex. The flower spike is covered with pinkish scales. Bracts of crimson, white flowers, 2-3 cm in diameter.
Tillandsia bulbose or bulbosa. In nature it forms whole colonies, covering the soil with a solid carpet. The height of the stem varies 5-7 before 18-20 cm. The length of the leaf is about 30 cm, width is 5-8 cm. At the base - a noticeable bulge with a diameter of 5-6 cm, which is then thinned. The flower stem is covered with grayish-red scales. Bracts are green-scarlet, lavender flowers. Tillandsia is mossy or snaky (usneoides), she is also a"grandfather's beard."The most popular plant from the group epiphytic. The leaves are threadlike, gray or silver-gray, similar to the net. Length - before 5 cm, width - 1 mm. There are a lot of them, so a typical"cascade"is formed thanks to the meter stems. The plant looks very nice if it falls off the support. Does not need support. The flowers are small, pale yellow or yellowish-green. Eat a natural mutation in which they are bluish.
Tillandsia is filthy (filifolia). The height of the rosette is about 25 cm. The leaves are bright green, the flower stem is brownish. In the inflorescence, according to 10-16 buds."Kolos"is very spacious, almost triangular. The flowers are small (1-1.5 cm across), pastel-lilac.
Tillandsia is recurvata. The trunks are longer than 10 cm and the rosette is slightly more in line with the height. The leaves are rather thin, soft, 15-17 cm long. The flower stem is 15 cm high, and pubescent. For each bract, only 1-2 flowers. Petals are lilac or white.
Tillandscia silvery (argentea). The trunk is small, in front of 5 cm. The height of the rosette is close to 25 cm. The curled spiral-twisting leaves are covered with snow-white or red"pile", they go through its bases chaotically. Length - 7-10 cm, width - less than 2-3 mm. Tsvetonos impeccable, impartial or nicking. In the inflorescence of 6-8 plants with pale scarlet petals.
Tillandsia is double-edged (anceps). A very dense rosette of 40-50 leaves 18-20 cm long. For the general bright green background, longitudinal crimson streaks stand out. Bracts are greenish-white, petals of the color of mallow.
Tillandsia Linden (lindenii). In the socket after 30 before 60 leaves. The average length is 20-25 cm, width - 1.5-2 cm. The bracts are crimson or crimson. The flowers are large (more than 5 cm across), dark blue. The bases of the petals are white.
Tillandsiya fialkotvetkovaya (ionantha). Small rosettes of silver-green leaves. Bracts bluish or lavender. If they are formed, the leaves in the center of the rosette are evenly red.
Tillandsia Dyer (dyeriana). The rosette consists of leaves, similar to pine needles. Bracts coral, flowers are tender pink.
Tillands disease Medusa (caput-medusae). The bases of the leaves in the rosette close together so tightly that they form a thing similar to a onion or a pseudobulb of an orchid. Their tips are bent backwards. The bracts are red or crimson, the flowers are bright blue. From a distance, the plant recollects a jellyfish or squid.
Tillandsia protruding (stricta). Leaves in the form of very narrow triangles, are similar to a blade of grass. Length - 15-20 cm, width - 0.5-1 cm. Peduncles are curved. Bracts from below skyward change the coloring from pastel pink to crimson. Flowers are bluish-lilac. Photos: Tillandsia, popular with amateur growers Tillandsia protrudes in most cases curved peduncles
Tillandsia disease Medusa truly causes associations with a known myth
Tillandsia Dyer has very colorful bracts and flowers
The leaves in the center of the rosette of Tillandsia fialcoloraceous grow purple in proportion to the formation of the peduncle.
Tillandsia Linden is a fairly common agent of the genus
Tillandsia is double-edged to be freely distinguished according to white bracts
Tillandsia Silver looks so special that it does not seem all right. The representative of perishable flora
Leaves in Tillandsia bent for the touch are rather soft, Tillandsia nitelistnaya whole justifies the name
Looking for Tillandsia mossy, hard to believe that this is the whole plant, rather than a bunch of threads
Tillandsia lukovitsevidnaya got the name because of characteristic of the thickening at the base of the sheet
have Tillandsia Araujo flowers are very rare snow-white color
Tillandsia Andre, in the award through the"relatives", not forms the eduncle/div> Tillandsia Anita - currently very popular breeding hybrid
Tillandsia blue gardeners meets in apartments in pain instve cases
Tillandsia Tillandsia Fan is very reminiscent of three-color, Tillandscia tricolor is similar to a coiled hedgehog
Rational conditions for the sake of plants
To make in"captivity"an ordinary local climate relatively simple for Tillandsia. A plant in nature is accustomed to adapt to a wide range of not always suitable weather and weather criteria.
List: like to make a proper local climate
The room for the sake of Tillandsia is selected based on the group to which it belongs p> Tillandsia, mostly epiphytic, looks very beautiful in compositions. This common variation -"bromeliad tree"Make an exclusive decoration of the interior is not difficult - the gardener is limited only by his imagination. In order for plants to feel themselves in such conditions, one must adhere to certain rules:
do not remove the treated tree impregnated with lacquers and other chemicals poisonous for plants;
wrap the base of the rosette with wet moss - sphagnum and then to strengthen to the support;
according to the ability to determine them with a wire (necessarily isolated), extract the glue exclusively in the latter case. The bromeliad tree from Tillandsia looks very beautiful
Video: Tillandsia in the florarium
Small Tillandsias feel great in the florarium
The landing and transplant action Tillandsia transplantation is needed just for the sake of moving the acquired plant from an unsuitable store substrate. The rate of growth is not different, hence before flowering, after which the rosette dies off, everything can be in one pot, even in the course of 4-5 years. With all this, the desire once a year to remove the top 2-3 soil and replace it with fresh soil.
A faithful substratum for the sake of Tillands is not very much like soil in the usual sense of this chatter. It is allowed to purchase the finished land for the sake of the Bromeliads or orchids or to mix it without the help of others from leafy land, peat crumb and finely chopped moss-sphagnum (1: 1: 1). A different variation is humus, peat, sphagnum moss and large dust (4: 1: 1: 1). Balsamic coal or chalk (5-7% through the total volume) is added without fail >
Tillandsia is allowed to grow in a special soil for the sake of orchids
The root order of Tillandsia is poorly developed, it grows in the main in width, hence the pot is chosen shallow, similar to a salad bowl or soup plate. It is better if it is rather made of unglazed ceramics - for the sake of correct air exchange.
The book, which the flower should be immediately watered, says drooping, twisted leaves in a tube. If such a drying occurs, place the pot of Tillandsia in a container of water for no reason, so that it covers the soil, for 10-12 hours. Then dry well and adjust the watering schedule.
Spray the exact flower daily (in the heat even 2-3 times a day). A warm shower is also useful for epiphytic plants, since it is not feasible to water them.
Spraying is an absolutely necessary action for Tillandsia, mostly epiphytic
Video: watering epiphytic Tillands