Tillandsias fuchsii and filifolia.These plants are real gems in a collection. They both have fine leaves and pin cushion shapes with long delicate flower spikes. T filifolia has green leaves with dark purple or chestnut sheaths. The flower spike is green and maroon with deep violet petals. It grows epiphytically...
Why won’t my airplants flower?
This is one of the most frequently asked questions of Rare and Air, I can hear people’s frustration! First we need to understand a bit about Tillandsia’s life cycle. For most Tillandsias the plant will flower once it matures, after flowering the mother plant will produce pups and gradually die...
Late winter flowering
Sometimes we overlook plants we think of as common or not special because they aren't new varieties or hybrids. Tillandsia tenuifolia, baileyi and schiedeana are some of the first plants I bought when we started collecting Tillandsias and each is fabulous in it's own way and coming into flower at...