Tillandsia Garden

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This site introduces my collection of tillandsia and its cultivation records.

Tillandsia is strange plant, which absorbs water and nutrition from their leaves, not roots. We can put them on anywhere, floor, desk, for example.

I cultivate them on the window side, and dip them in water every two weeks to supply water. I ventilate the room in hot and humid Japanese summer, but close the room in the daytime. They grow somehow in spite of bad circumstance: no electric fan in summer and quite cold in winter. I have never given manure. I put all of them on the shelf with good ventilation. I remove frequently died leaves because they cause to rot.

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Tillandsia abdita

(APR07) The original foliage started to die.

Tillandsia achyrostachys

(SEP08) It was lost.

Tillandsia aeranthos

(JUL08) It pupped from the side of the flower influorescence.

Tillandsia aizoides

(OCT06) Roots started to grow.

Tillandsia albertiana

(MAR09) It is not in good condition, but still alive.

Tillandsia albida

(MAR09) Still it keeps growing.

Tillandsia alvareziae (Mexco)

(SEP04) Corrupted.

Tillandsia andicola

(FEB06) More than 8 pups.

Tillandsia andreana

(JAN09) Leaves turned red.

Tillandsia andrieuxii

After it bloomed, there was no change and it corrupted suddenly.

Tillandsia araujei

(MAR09) It became more than 1.0 m long.

Tillandsia arequitae

(JUN08) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia argentea (Cuba)

(FEB09) 3 thick roots are growing.

Tillandsia argentina

(MAR09) It is alive but there is no change.

Tillandsia arhiza

(MAR09) It is alive but there is no change.

Tillandsia ariza-juliae

(JUN05) The foliage opened...and corrupted. Oh, my!

Tillandsia atroviolacea

(OCT07) It died.

Tillandsia atroviridipetala

(AUG06) Died because it was iced in winter.

Tillandsia atroviridipetala 'Tonara'

(AUG07) It died.

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Tillandsia baileyi

(JUL08) Roots grew very long.

Tillandsia balbisiana

(AUG08) The original foliage was dead and removed.

Tillandsia balbisiana raised from seeds

(APR07) Seeds turned reddish brown.

Tillandsia balsasensis

(MAR08) Still the root keeps growing.

Tillandsia bandensis

(APR08) A flower made a seed pod.

Tillandsia bartramii

(JUL08) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia bergeri

(APR06) A pup starts to grow.

Tillandsia biflora

Leaves are decayed from the outside, and finally nothing remained.

Tillandsia bourgaei

(NOV06) Dead.

Tillandsia brachycaulos

(JUN06) Two roots are growing.

Tillandsia bryoides

(JUL08) It bloomed.

Tillandsia bryoides raised from seeds

(JAN08) It swelled and turned green.

Tillandsia bulbosa

(MAY08) The growing tip has been stacked in the bulge of the foliage, but was recovered.

Tillandsia bulbosa Caulescent type

(AUG06) It was rotten from the base of foliage.

Tillandsia burle-marxii

(APR05) It made pups at the middle of the long stem.

Tillandsia butzii

(NOV08) Roots are growing.

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Tillandsia cacticola

(APR09) Two roots grew up to 50 mm.

Tillandsia caerulea

(MAR09) Only a piece is alive.

Tillandsia califanii

(JUL07) It rotted.

Tillandsia caliginosa

(SEP07) It rotted.

Tillandsia capillaris (Argentina)

(MAR09) It is steadily growing.

Tillandsia capitata 'Peach' Silver form

(MAR08) Leaves turned red.

Tillandsia capitata 'Peach' Green form

(MAY08) Leaves turned green again.

Tillandsia capitata var. domingensis

(FEB09) All foliages are red.

Tillandsia caput-medusae (3nd try)

(DEC08) Roots keep growing.

Tillandsia carlsoniae

(OCT05) The center of the foliage has rotten.

Tillandsia carminea

(JUL06) It pups from the side of growing tip.

Tillandsia castellanii

(SEP09) An inflorescence began to grow!

Tillandsia castellanii raised from seeds

(MAY09) 4 leaves are growing.

Tillandsia caulescens

(OCT08) The growing tip has died.

Tillandsia cauligera

(JUN07) It died.

Tillandsia chaetophylla

(OCT04) It was died.

Tillandsia chiapensis

(JUL07) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia chlorophylla

(OCT07) The pup died, too.

Tillandsia circinnatoides

(JUN08) The second pup began to grow faster.

Tillandsia comarapaensis

(MAR09) Same size as the foliage bloomed last time.

Tillandsia concolor

(MAR09) The foliage became smaller because leaves were broken.

Tillandsia crocata

(AUG07) It rotted.

Tillandsia cryptantha (Mexico)

(MAR09) Still growing to be a longer stem.

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Tillandsia diaguitensis

(MAR09) It broken at the middle of the stem but still is growing.

Tillandsia didisticha

Failed twice to cultivate. 2nd failure is because of scale insects (Coccidea).

Tillandsia diguetii

(MAR08) It grew to be the same size as the original foliage, and its growing tip turned red.

Tillandsia disticha

(FEB06) It produced a few pups.

Tillandsia dorotheae

(MAY08) Two pups began to grow from the base of the flower influorescence.

Tillandsia dura

(MAR09) It keeps growing but no change was observed.

Tillandsia duratii

(MAR09) Growing in good condition.

Tillandsia dyeriana

(OCT05) It grows anyway.

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Tillandsia edithiae

(MAR09) It became pretty small.

Tillandsia ehlersiana

(OCT08) Finally, roots began to grow.

Tillandsia elizabethiae

(DEC07) The pup died, too.

Tillandsia erubescens

(SEP04) And rotted.

Tillandsia esseriana (Paraguay)

(MAR08) A new root began to grow.

Tillandsia exserta

(JUN09) It suddenly died.

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Tillandsia fasciculata

(JUL08) The center of the foliage is standing up.

Tillandsia festucoides

(JUN08) Two pups began to grow. It took 2 years!

Tillandsia filifolia

(DEC07) It pupped from the base of the influorescence.

Tillandsia flabellata

(JUL08) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia flexuosa

(AUG08) It died.

Tillandsia floribunda

(DEC05) Rotted.

Tillandsia fuchsii var. fuchsii

(JUL08) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia fuchsii var. fuchsii forma gracilis

(NOV08) Pups were dipatched. Two big pups and a small pup.

Tillandsia funckiana

(MAR09) It keeps growing.

Tillandsia funckiana var. recurvifolia

(MAR09) Seperated to a few foliages. The condition is not good.

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Tillandsia gardneri

(JUN09) The growing tip died.

Tillandsia gardneri var. rupicola

(MAR08) Roots are growing.

Tillandsia geminiflora

(SEP08) It began to grow roots.

Tillandsia gerdae

(DEC08) The original foliage was dead.

Tillandsia gilliesii

(MAR08) It scattered seeds which came from flowers bloomed in APR 07.

Tillandsia gilliesii raised from seeds

(MAY09) A leaf began to grow.

Tillandsia globosa (Brazil)

(AUG07) It died.

Tillandsia gramogolensis

(DEC06) It grows faster.

Tillandsia guatemalensis

(AUG04) It rotted becuase the scale insects (Coccidea) or summer himidity and heat.

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Tillandsia hammeri

(JUL08) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia harrisii

(DEC07) It grew longer and began to form a stem.

Tillandsia heteromorpha

(MAR08) 2nd pup grew larger, and there are three growing tips.

Tillandsia hildae

(MAR09) It keeps growing.

Tillandsia hondurensis

(AUG08) It became smaller and smaller, and finally it died.

Tillandsia humilis

(SEP03) It pups from base, but it suddenly rotted at the end of summer. Why?

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Tillandsia ignesiae (Mexico)

(SEP04) All pups rotted, too.

Tillandsia intermedia

(AUG08) It was dead.

Tillandsia ionantha Colombian form

(OCT05) The foliage widened its size in double.

Tillandsia ionantha 'Druid'

(APR09) It pupped.

Tillandsia ionantha 'Escaposa'

(MAR09) It is steadily growing.

Tillandsia ionantha 'Fuego'

(JUL08) It pupped at the lower part of the foliage.

Tillandsia ionantha var. maxima

(MAR08) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia ionantha mexican form

(MAR09) It became smaller.

Tillandsia ionantha 'Rocita'

Another name of Till. ionantha var. stricta.

Tillandsia ionantha 'Rubra'

(JUN08) A root began to grow.

Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta

(MAR09) It keeps growing.

Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta forma fastigiata

(JAN09) It bloomed.

Tillandsia ionantha var. vanhyningii

(JUL06) Roots grow pretty long.

Tillandsia ixioides

(MAR09) It became much smaller.

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Tillandsia jalisco-monticola

(JUL06) Many roots started to grow.

Tillandsia jucunda

(MAR09) Almost no change.

Tillandsia juncea

(MAR08) Leaves turned beautiful red.

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Tillandsia kammii

For 3 years, it gradually smaller to be died.

Tillandsia karwinskyana

(JUL08) The original foliage died and was removed.

Tillandsia kautzkyi

(MAR09) It is steadily growing.

Tillandsia kegeliana

(AUG07) It died.

Tillandsia x 'kimberley' ?

(AUG08) It died.

Tillandsia klausii

(OCT08) Two roots began to grow.

Tillandsia koehresiana

(DEC08) It keeps growing in fine condition.

Tillandsia kolbii

(AUG07) Many leaves at the base of foliage were dead recently. It seems dying.

Tillandsia kurt-horstii (Brazil)

An old name of Tillandsia gramogolensis

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Tillandsia lampropoda

After blooming, it is gradually dying before summer.

Tillandsia latifolia

(SEP04) All pups are died.

Tillandsia latifolia var. divaricata

(OCT05) The growing tip is dying back again. Mistaken to water them?

Tillandsia latifolia 'Enano' (Peru)

(JUN05) Leaves at base is dying.

Tillandsia latifolia var. leucophylla

(MAR08) More than 5 roots began to grow, again.

Tillandsia latifolia 'Mini'

(AUG04) It rotted.

Tillandsia leiboldiana (Pendulus form)

(JUL05) It rotted from the center of foliage.

Tillandsia leonamiana

(MAR09) It is pretty healthy.

Tillandsia lepidosepala (Mexico)

(MAR09) Its condition became worse and worse.

Tillandsia leucolepis

(MAR09) It is growing, but its condition is not good.

Tillandsia lindenii

(SEP05) And it was died.

Tillandsia linearis

(MAR09) It died.

Tillandsia loliacea

(JUN09) The pup has grown up to the same size as the original foliage.

Tillandsia loliacea raised from seeds

(MAY09) More than 10 leaves are growing.

Tillandsia lorentziana

(FEB08) 2 roots began to grow.

Tillandsia lotteae

(MAY09) It pupped again at the base of the foliage.

Tillandsia lucida

(SEP04) The growing tip is dying. Rotted.

Tillandsia lydiae

(JAN07) The base of foliage was rotted.

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Tillandsia macdougalli

And finally rotted.

Tillandsia magnusiana

It rotted after 4 years cultivation.

Tillandsia mallemontii

(AUG04) They were all died in summer over 40 Celsius everyday.

Tillandsia marnier-lapostollei

(JUL08) Two thick roots began to grow.

Tillandsia matudae

(SEP07) It died.

Tillandsia mauryana

(JUN08) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia mima

(JAN07) Roots are growing.

Tillandsia mirabilis

(JUN08) A root began to grow.

Tillandsia mitlaensis (Mexico)

(SEP07) It died.

Tillandsia mixtecorum

(AUG07) It rotted.

Tillandsia monadelpha

(JUN05) Rotted.

Tillandsia moscosoi

(AUG07) It died.

Tillandsia muhriae

(OCT07) It has grown lively to be twice long.

Tillandsia multicaulis

(DEC04) Finally, nothing remains.

Tillandsia myosura

(MAR06) Seeds begin to be scattered.

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Tillandsia nana

(AUG07) It died.

Tillandsia neglecta

(MAR09) It is growing in good condition.

Tillandsia novakii

(MAR09) It grew to be pretty big.

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Tillandsia paleacea

(MAR09) It keeps growing.

Tillandsia paleacea ssp. apurimacensis

(MAR09) It is still alive even though the growing tip turns brown periodically.

Tillandsia pamelae

(AUG07) It died.

Tillandsia paraensis

(JUL05) The center of foliage is dispatched and was died.

Tillandsia paucifolia

(AUG06) Suddenly it rotted.

Tillandsia pedicellata

(MAY09) 6 leaves formed a tiny rossette.

Tillandsia pedicellata raised from seeds

(JAN08) 2nd leaf began to grow.

Tillandsia peiranoi

(MAR09) It grew up to 50 mm long.

Tillandsia plagiotropica

(MAR09) It is alive but no change is observed.

Tillandsia plumosa

(SEP05) It rotted after more than 3 years cultivation.

Tillandsia pohliana

(AUG07) It died.

Tillandsia polystachia

(FEB09) A flower spike is growing.

Tillandsia polystachia raised from seeds

(JUL07) I sowed seeds.

Tillandsia praschekii

(SEP07) It died.

Tillandsia propagulifera

(JUL08) The growing tip became like a pup.

Tillandsia pruinosa

(MAR09) The pup has grown up to 1/3 of the original foliage.

Tillandsia pseudobaileyi

(MAR09) It is very slow, but is still growing.

Tillandsia punctulata

(AUG04) And all pups rotted.

Tillandsia purpurea

It grows in spring and autumn, but the number of leaves decreases in summer. It keeps to decrease its size and finally nothing remains.

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Tillandsia queroensis

(SEP07) It died.

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Tillandsia rectangula

(MAR09) It is not healthy but it keeps growing.

Tillandsia recurvata

(DEC08) It died.

Tillandsia recurvifolia

(MAR08) All foliage turned red.

Tillandsia recurvifolia var. subsecundifolia

An old name of Tillandsia leonamiana.

Tillandsia reducta

(FEB07) It died.

Tillandsia reichenbachii

(MAR09) The number of leaves began to increase again.

Tillandsia retorta

(MAR09) It keeps growing in good condition.

Tillandsia roseiflora (Brazil)

(JUN08) Roots keep growing.

Tillandsia roseoscapa

(AUG07) It died.

Tillandsia rubrispica (Mexico)

(SEP04) The leaves at base is dying one by one, and rotted.

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Tillandsia scaligera

(OCT06) Moved to another apartment. Cultivation condition is almost same as previous site.

Tillandsia schatzlii

(FEB08) It steadily keeps growing and became 4 times bigger than the original size.

Tillandsia schiedeana Green form

(MAR09) It keeps growing.

Tillandsia schiedeana raised from seeds

(AUG07) I sowed seeds.

Tillandsia schiedeana Silver form

(MAR08) Suddenly it turned red.

Tillandsia secunda var. major

(DEC06) It died.

Tillandsia seideliana

(DEC04) All foliages are died.

Tillandsia seleriana

(SEP08) A root began to grow again.

Tillandsia setacea

(MAR08) Leaves turned red.

Tillandsia socialis

(MAR09) It is alive but no change was observed.

Tillandsia sprengeliana

(JUN09) A root began to grow.

Tillandsia straminea

(MAR09) It is alive but its condition is not good.

Tillandsia streptocarpa

(MAY08) It died.

Tillandsia streptophylla

(JUL07) The growing tip was rotten.

Tillandsia stricta Soft Leaf form

(MAY08) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia stricta Hard Leaf form

(SEP08) Two pups appeared at the side of the flower influorescence.

Tillandsia subteres

(OCT05) Two pups grow steadily.

Tillandsia subulifera

(SEP05) It was rotten.

Tillandsia sucrei

(OCT07) It rotted suddenly.

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Tillandsia tectorum

(JUL08) Roots began to grow.

Tillandsia tenuifolia

(MAY08) It puped at the base of the flower influorescence.

Tillandsia tenuifolia Short form (Brazil)

(MAY09) A lot of roots began to grow.

Tillandsia tenuifolia var. strobiliformis

(MAR09) It keeps growing very slowly.

Tillandsia tricholepis

(MAY08) The flower influorescences began to grow.

Tillandsia tricholepis raised from seeds

(MAY09) 3rd leaf began to grow.

Tillandsia tricolor

(MAR09) It is growing but it became smaller and smaller.

Tillandsia tricolor 'Alba'

(MAR09) It keeps growing very slowly.

Tillandsia triglochinoides

(MAR09) It keeps growing.

Tillandsia turquinensis (Cuba)

(JUN09) The original foliage died and was removed.

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Tillandsia umbellata

(SEP05) Dying. It was died.

Tillandsia usneoides

(MAR09) The volume of the foliage was decreased so much.

Tillandsia utriculata ssp. pringlei

(JUN09) The growing tip turned brown and dying.

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Tillandsia velickiana

Finally the base of foliage started to rot.

Tillandsia velutina

(MAY09) A root is growing.

Tillandsia vernicosa

(MAY08) Roots are growing more than 20 mm.

Tillandsia vicentina

(SEP04) A part of leaves started to rot.

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Tillandsia weberi

(JUN09) The original foliage died and was removed.

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Tillandsia xerographica

(MAR09) It died.

Tillandsia xiphioides

(JUL08) It died.

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Tillandsia zecheri var. zecheri (Argentina) 3rd trial

(MAR09) It keeps growing.