Tillandsia neglecta is native to Brazil. It is growing wild on rocks in rather dry forests at altitude from 0 to 2000 meters above sea level.
Tillandsia neglecta is a species of the genus Tillandsia. This species was described by Edmundo Pereira in 1971.
IDENTIFY TILLANDSIA NEGLECTA AIR PLANT
Tillandsia neglecta is native to Brazil. It is growing wild on rocks in rather dry forests at altitude from 0 to 2000 meters above sea level.
It is a caulescent epiphyte with rather slow growth, forming small dense tufts that has rather thick, polystic leaves. The stem that branches out after each flowering (sometimes even before). The sheaths are in the continuity of the limb which is triangular. Looks a little like Tillandsia aeranthos but is distinguished by the leaves often smaller and trichome less dense.
This air plant bloom from the simple and polystic, slightly globose inflorescence. The bracts of the flowering stem are imbricate and slightly pinkish. The floral bracts are punctuated with scales and yellowish pinkish. The flowers are 2 cm long, non-tubular, blue or purple.
TILLANDSIA NEGLECTA 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 neglecta requires a medium brightness, avoiding full sun in the summer afternoon. This plant can even grow in the shade. Place the plant very close to a window indoors in winter and preferably out in mid-shade in the 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 6 ° 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 level of humidity. Good aeration is required, the plant must dry quickly (in less than an hour).
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Tillandsia neglecta can be grow suspended or 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. Group them in decorative clumps for maximum effect.
Watering:
Twice a week in summer, once 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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