Tillandsias in August 2017

[GuRu]

Usually August is the month of flowering T. ionanthas with its flame red colouration and its blue flowertubes.......but even other Tillandsias attract with a lovely colouration.
Tillandsia bulbosa (Central America - Venezuela)

Tillandsia sprengeliana (Brazil endemic around Rio de Janeiro)

Tillandsia kautskyi (endemic in the East of Brazil)

 

[SlipperFan]

Very cool. Why don't I grow these?!

 

[GuRu]

Very cool. Why don't I grow these?!

Dot, I've been growing Tillandsias for almost 35 years, but to be honest....it wasn't love at first sight. But now it's complete vice versa, many orchids came and went.....but Tillandsias always stayed with me. They are unexpensive, perfect side plants for orchids and easy to grow. I keep them outside on a rain protected place from end of April until the first nightfrost appears, that means in our region until October, somtimes until early November. During the winter period they hang in front of a south facing window an I spray them ca. 3 times a week.
To make you more appetite I will show few fotos more which I havn't shown here already before.

Tillandsia ionantha (Central America)

and a slightly other clone of Till. ionantha....

...and Till. ionantha 'hazelnut' which brought a friend from Mexico

Tillandsia argentina (nobody will guess where it comes from)

Tillandsia straminea (Ecuador and Peru)

 

[mrhappyrotter]

T. straminea is nice -- fragrant too, at least some clones are.

I agree, I love my Tillandsias. I can't claim that I like them more than the slippers, but they're great plants nonetheless. Some of them are tough to impossible for me to bloom indoors, but if I take them out for the summer, that's usually enough for success.

I definitely appreciate things with definite spikes versus ionantha and its hybrids. You definitely have some cool species, though.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Very different.
Love the colors and the shapes.

 

[abax]

Always strange and always beautiful!

 

[Ozpaph]

lots of interesting things. Thanks.

 

[fibre]

I like this pictures a lot!

 

[SlipperFan]

Looks like fireworks!

 

[blondie]

Very nice you've got lots of lovely specimin plants.