Fuzzywuzzy air plant
Tillandsia pruinosa
Fuzzywuzzy air plant
- Air plant with pseudobulb
- About 8 - 20 cm high
- Suitable for tropical and subtropical terrariums
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Description
Tillandsia pruinosa is a widespread air plant species: in Florida, the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America to eastern Brazil it grows as an epiphyte on trees, in subtropical to tropical semi-humid forests. The plant, which is about 8-20 cm tall, develops a squat rosette of grey-green, curved leaves that form a pseudobulb with their leaf bases. The name pruinosa means "covered with hoarfrost" because of the leaves, which are densely covered with silvery scales. The short inflorescences produce a few purple, tubular flowers. At the base of the leaf rosette, a few pups appear. The main rosette dies after flowering, but growth continues through the pups.
Tillandsia pruinosa is counted among the "Grey Tillandsia" type. They mostly come from drier, exposed places such as treetops, dry forests or even deserts with a lot of fog. These atmospheric plants absorb water and nutrients from rain, mist and dust completely via the many absorbent scales on the leaves. The roots, if still present, serve as adhesive roots. In culture, such Tillandsias are tied or glued to materials such as wood or stones. The light requirement is rather high. Higher humidity is favourable, but the air should not be very humid all the time and stagnate, because the plants will rot if they cannot dry off. Therefore "Grey Tillandsias" are not well suited for rainforest terrariums, or they need a drier, well ventilated place in them. One sprays the plants with soft water dripping wet about two to three times a week. Dipping is also possible. After watering, the plant should be allowed to dry off. An orchid and Tillandsia fertiliser can be added with every second watering. Propagation is done by cutting off offspring when they are about one third the size of the mother plant.
This rather small epiphyte has an interesting appearance with its false bulb and irregularly curved leaves. Tillandsia pruinosa fits well in subtropical and tropical semi-humid forest terrariums.
Profile
| Tillandsia pruinosa | |
| Cultivation options | Epiphytic |
| Growth height | Approx. 10 - 15 cm |
| Temperature | 15 - 25 °C |
| Humidity | 50 - 70 % |
| Light requirement | Bright to semi-shaded, avoid direct sunlight |
| Watering | Regular misting with low-lime water |
| Fertilisation | Every 2 months with diluted orchid fertiliser or special bromeliad fertiliser |
| Propagation | Offsets (pups) and seeds |
| Suitable for | Smaller to medium-sized terrariums, air terrariums, decorative glass containers |
| Cultivation options |
| Epiphytic |
| Growth height |
| Approx. 10 - 15 cm |
| Temperature |
| 15 - 25 °C |
| Humidity |
| 50 - 70 % |
| Light requirement |
| Bright to semi-shaded, avoid direct sunlight |
| Watering |
| Regular misting with low-lime water |
| Fertilisation |
| Every 2 months with diluted orchid fertiliser or special bromeliad fertiliser |
| Propagation |
| Offsets (pups) and seeds |
| Suitable for |
| Smaller to medium-sized terrariums, air terrariums, decorative glass containers |
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