Tillandsia House Air Plants Lichens

[kg5]

Had this lot of Tillandsia incoming with no name. They were purchased as T. cotton candy but they are not silver. The Tillandsia stricta's and their varieties are amazing. But this one is very different than what I can find. It is a really hard leaf variety with a classic leaf rosettes formed tightly up the growing stem of the plant.

Does this image remind you of its name? or looks like?

[DirtyCoconuts]

I do not know the name but it looks a lot like one I have with no name from a local nursery. I’ll get a pic and if you want I can call them.

[kg5]

Now this a nice image of our T. cotton candy.

[DirtyCoconuts]

kg5
i figured you would appreciate this picture.

I found this tilly that i am pretty sure is T bulbosa and i strapped her onto the branch of another mount and it looks like she is happy because i have a new growth!!

Spikes and other nice things by J Solo, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

I do not know the name but it looks a lot like one I have with no name from a local nursery. I’ll get a pic and if you want I can call them.

oh, here is the tilly i was referring to. in looking now, i think they are different but i can still ask for the ID if you like

Pitchers on a wall by J Solo, on Flickr

[kg5]

Hi DC.

Yes I agree your 1st image is a T. bulbosa and the second is an T. ionantha.

Interesting how your ionantha leaves curl back on themselves so far. Have not seen that before. Very nice looking variety.

[kg5]

Some years ago now purchased 10 x T. flexuosa vivipara and then found out they will die when they flower and this turned me off them so to speak. So placed them onto the roof shelf and out of sight.

It came to flowering time and thought that my plants were going to die but to my surprise the flower stems last for many years and they also readily produce pups from their flower stems. 3 or 4 generations are connected by flower stems from one pup to another pup and so on.

Real enjoy growing these plants. They look so attractive cascading down from the roof area together.

Some images of Tillandsia flexuosa vivipara



Next Image: This flower stem has produced 3 pups. Normally there has been only one pup per flower stem.



Tillandsia flexuosa vivipara



This next image is Tillandsia intermedia has the same reproduction pup flower stem to pup with flower stem. Can see the pup just below the flower.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Intermedia is really cool

I have some of that I found and put in my tree but never knew what it was.

[DirtyCoconuts]

so this is T intermedia?

Mount up by J Solo, on Flickr


im thinking it is based on the way you described it's propogation….a growth off the flower stem!!!


Mount up by J Solo, on Flickr

[kg5]

Hi DC

Nice images. Great looking plant. Your plant does look like a parent could be T. intermedia. The curly part to the plant is a Tillandsia called "curly slim". Which is T. intermedia x streptophylla. Another cross that looks the same is T. intermedia x T. cotton candy.

Image: T. intermedia x T. streptophylla "Curly Slim"



Another image Curly slim.

[DirtyCoconuts]

That looks more substantial than the one I found. More slender