Tillandsia fasciculate is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil), and the southeastern United States (Georgia, Florida)...
Tillandsia fasciculata also called as the giant airplant, cardinal airplant, quill-leaf airplant, common wild pine, clustered wild pine, dog-drink-water, Tillandsia eminens, Vriesea glaucophylla, Platystachys glaucophylla, Platystachys havanensis, Tillandsia havanensis, Tillandsia macrostachya, Tillandsia pungens, Tillandsia beutelspacheri, Tillandsia wilsonii, Tillandsia hystricina, is a species of the genus Tillandsia. This species was described by Olof Swartz in 1788.
IDENTIFY TILLANDSIA FASCICULATA
Tillandsia fasciculate is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil), and the southeastern United States (Georgia, Florida). They grow in dense masses on tree trunks of rainforest and seasonally dry forest, mixed leaf forest, montane and cloud forest, dry thickets and woods, swamps at an altitude of 0-1800 meters, in sunny or rarely semi-shaded positions.
It is a medium-large sized epiphyte, rarely saxicolous, often grow in clusters, which reaching 20-100 cm tall (usually less than 60 cm), with a rosette form from 20-50, stiff and leathery (grayish-green, scaly, brownish at base), 30-70 cm long, wider at base and tapering to a pointed tip leaves.
The giant airplant blooms with 10-50 flowered from the axils of showy, creamy yellow, reddish, orange to yellow floral bracts. The petals are violet or rarely white, 4.5 cm long. They can flowering and fruiting throughout the year, but most flowering collections have been made in January and July at the beginning of the dry and rainy seasons. Mature fruits have been seen chiefly in the dry season.
TILLANDSIA FASCICULATA CARE AND CULTURE
Cultural information should only be used as a guide, and should be to be adapted to suit you. Your physical location; where you grow your plants, how much time you have to devote to their care, and many other factors, will need to be taken into account. Only then can you decide on the cultural methods that best suit you and your plants.
Light and temperature:
The Tillandsia fasciculata needs a lot of light, but it is better to avoid the direct rays of the sun that can cause burns on the leaves. It grows well under artificial lighting, with light intensity of 17000-25000 lux.
In the spring-summer period, when nighttime temperatures do not fall below 12-14 ° C, they can be placed outdoors in a well-lit place, without direct sunlight and protected from prolonged rains.
Mounting:
This species refer to be mounted on a solid substrate that does not retain water. You can glue the plant directly to the surface with a strong adhesive, or you can wire the plant to the base. Don't cover the base of the plant with moss or it may rot. It can be grown on almost any imaginable decorative mount, including shells, rocks, slate, driftwood, etc.
Watering:
If it is necessary, Tillandsia fasciculata can withstand drought conditions for a short period, but in order to guarantee them a harmonious growth, we still recommend frequent watering: daily in the hot period and every 2-3 days in the winter.
In winter it is better to limit to just spraying, while in the summer a nice water with warm water in the morning (and if the heat is considerable even a second water in the afternoon) is very welcome.
Fertilizer:
Fertilizing is not absolutely necessary to survival, but will increase the growth and vigor of the plants and their blooms. This species need a fertilizer that can be absorbed directly in to the plant via the leaves and use Bromeliad fertilizer (17-8-22) twice a month in summer, once a month in winter is recommended.
Mine has two pups and am wondering if I can separate from the mother plant or leave them alone
ReplyDeleteWait until the pups is at least 1/3 the size of the mother plant before propagation. Give the pups a dunk in water after separating them from the mother plant. Place them in a spot with bright, indirect light. Good luck!!!!
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