Tillandsia geminiflora occur in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and Suriname. It grows in mesic forests but also in grassland, restingas, roadsides, cultivated areas, beaches and riparian sites over a wide altitudinal range (0- 2000 meters above sea level).
Tillandsia geminiflora, also called as Anoplophytum geminiflorum, Tillandsia rubida, Anoplophytum rubidum, Anoplophytum paniculatum, Tillandsia caldasiana, Tillandsia incana, is a species of the genus Tillandsia. This species was described by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart in 1829.
IDENTIFY TILLANDSIA GEMINIFLORA AIR PLANT
Tillandsia geminiflora occur in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and Suriname. It grows in mesic forests but also in grassland, restingas, roadsides, cultivated areas, beaches and riparian sites over a wide altitudinal range (0- 2000 meters above sea level).
It is a small sized epiphyte acaule (7 to 12 cm) with numerous, very fine leaves that form a dense rosette. The leaves are light green.
This air plant bloom in September to October from the compound, globular appearance inflorescence. The bracts of the flowering stem and primary bracts are similar to green leaves and pinkish. The floral bracts are oval, scaly, reddish brown / pinkish. The non-fragrant flowers are almost sessile, non-tubular, 1 to 2 cm long, very deep pink. The stamens and pistil are included.
TILLANDSIA GEMINIFLORA AIR PLANT 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:
Tillandsia geminiflora requires good brightness, avoiding full sun. Place the plant very close to a window in the winter, preferably outside in partial shade in summer.
Temperature:
The required temperature ranging from 10 to 32°C. Get it early enough in the fall if you grow it outside, so that it does not face night temperatures below 4 or 5 ° C, especially if it is wet. The plants can faced temperatures close to 0 ° C (sheltered and dry) for a few hours without damage.
Humidity:
This air plant need the moderate to high level of humidity. The plant retains little water and has thin leaves. It is therefore necessary to compensate a hygrometry too low by more frequent waterings, but always with a very good ventilation, the plant must dry quickly (in less than an hour).
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Tillandsia geminiflora 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:
Two or three times a week in summer, once or twice a week in winter according to the luminosity and the ambient humidity. Obviously when it rains and if you grow it outside, it counts as a watering.
Fertilizer:
This air plant can be fertilized with the moderate doses. 1 to 2 times a month in the summer and 1 time a month in the winter.
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