my Tillandsias and other Bromeliads

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  1. Theodoros

    Theodoros In Flower

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    5 years ago I bought my first Tillandsia[Tillandsia Xerographica]
    and quietly quietly a lot of plants in my collection..
    . is easy care..

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    Tillandsia xerographica
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    Tillandsia magnusiana
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    Tillandsia cacticola
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    Tillandsia funckiana
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    Tillandsia caput-medusae
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    has blooms
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    Tillandsia argentea
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    Tillandsia hybrid
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    Tillandsia ionantha
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    Tillandsia albertiana
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    Tillandsia pulchella
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    Tillandsia geminiflora
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    Tillandsia juncifolia
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    Tillandsia heteromorpha
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    Tillandsia streptophylla
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    Tillandsia rectifolia
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    Tillandsia ariza-juliae
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    Tillandsia baileyi
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    Tillandsia butzii
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    Tillandsia usneoides
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  2. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Wow, all those species of the same Genus, fantastic. Were you able to buy them all locally? If not that would be an interesting treasure hunt to find them all.
     
  3. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Wow Theodoros, you have a good representation of genus Tillandsia. Do they get enough moisture from the air, as you live on an island, or do you spray often with water?

    Jerry
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Wow... is right! That's a great collection of air plants. Do they all bloom?
     



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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I think I read somewhere that there are around 650 different species of Tillandsia/air plants. You certainly have some lovely ones and I've never seen so many healthy specimens in one place before. Well done!!
     
  6. chocolate

    chocolate In Flower

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    You have a really nice collection there, I like bromeliads and tillandsias too, the warm weather here on the east coast of Australia really is to their liking.
    I noticed that you have some 'spanish moss', just recently I was looking at some of mine and noticed that it had a small green flower, I was not aware of it having any flower at all, maybe yours has flowered unnoticed too.
    My camera is not the best but look carefully and you can see several trumpet shaped flowers.

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    Tiny green flowers on 'spanish moss' ( photo / image / picture from chocolate's Garden )
     
  7. FlowerFreak22

    FlowerFreak22 In Flower Plants Contributor

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    Wow, just wow!!! I love bromeliads. I have a few myself, but nowhere near your collection. I like each and every one of your photos. They look like they are taken care of very well. What are you using to anchor them to? I use old driftwood and a piece of log I got from cutting down one of my trees, however, they do not seem to like the log as well as the driftwood.
     
  8. calinromania

    calinromania Young Pine

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    Wow... these are GREAT!
     
  9. sewNsow

    sewNsow In Flower

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    Oh my goodness! What a collection.Your place would be very interesting to visit.I have to admit I know absolutely 0 about these kinds of plants.They look very nice.
    Doris
     
  10. Theodoros

    Theodoros In Flower

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    Thank everybody :-D

    Toni, I brought them from an other country,in Greece this kind of plant.

    Jerry,in the summer I have them outside,and now I have them inside,and spray every two days.


    cherylad,a lot of them have flowered.

    thank Eileen.

    chocolate,they will definitely live in your country better than hear,,your spanish moss'is very beautiful.

    FlowerFreak22, I anchor them with nylon fish line.

    calinromania thank.

    Doris you can care them is very easily
     
  11. Theodoros

    Theodoros In Flower

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    one year ago,inside glass pots ,I sow seeds from Puya mirabilis,Puya venusta common name [Chagual Chico] and Puya berteroniana,common name[Chagual, Puya, Blue Puya]
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    Puya berteroniana
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    Puya mirabilis
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  12. Philip Nulty

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    Wow,..what a vast collection,..well done Theodoros,..i envy you your climate.
     
  13. calinromania

    calinromania Young Pine

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    Wow... cool Teo!
    I also sowed Puya berteroniana (I found this the best one, from pics) and I have two plants...
     
  14. Bluewing0

    Bluewing0 Seedling

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    Sweet collection! I'll definitely have to get some of those this spring :D
     
  15. Theodoros

    Theodoros In Flower

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    everybody thanks very much :-D :-D

    I do have a bud growing on my Billbergia x Windii plant.
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