Today I wanted to wrtie a little on how Tillandsias are propagated. This is particularly important at this time as the majority of Tillandsias grown in SA are imported and when there are no flights there will be no new imported plants. Tillandsias can be propagated by seed or vegetatively....
Making babies!
One of the marvellous attributes of Tillandsias is that they reproduce vegetatively by making pups or offsets. This means that you can have more plants to seperate and gow on elsewhere or form beautiful clumps. It is interesting that not all Tillandsias offset in the same way. Most Tillandsias are...
Tillandsia ionantha
T. ionantha is probably one of the most popular forms of tillandsia, there are a huge variety of forms and cultivars. Ionanthas usually grow epiphytically at a range of altitude from 450-1700m and can grow in full sun and dry conditions. They are stemless with tight rosettes of leaves covered...