Schiede's air plant "Major"
Tillandsia schiedeana "Major"
Schiede's air plant "Major"
- Large but graceful grey Tillandsia
- Narrow red and yellow inflorescences
- Suitable for drier tropical terrariums
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Description
Tillandsia schiedeana is a variable species with a wide distribution in Central America, the Caribbean Islands and northern South America (Colombia and Venezuela). It grows as an epiphyte in open tropical forests, also e.g. on cacti, in areas with a seasonally dry climate, at about 100 - 2000 m altitude. The form "Major" has strong, semi-succulent leaves in a loose rosette or on a short stem. With its side shoots, the plant forms a large, ball-shaped tuft. Narrow, red-yellow inflorescences appear during the flowering season.
Tillandsia schiedeana is classified as a "grey tillandsia". These usually come from drier, more exposed places than the so-called green tillandsias. They often grow higher up in the treetops, in dry forests or even in 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 an adhesive organ. In culture, such tillandsias are tied or glued to hard materials such as wood or stones. The species prefers a very light, aery place. Spray the plants with soft water about two to three times a week. Dipping is also possible. After watering, the plant should be allowed to dry. Ideally, an orchid and tillandsia fertiliser should be added every second watering during spring and summer.
Like almost all tillandsias, T. gardneri also forms several daughter rosettes at its base after flowering. These can be carefully separated from the mother plant when they reach a size of about one third. If they are not separated, they grow together to form a larger cluster.
With its at least 20 cm wide bushes, Tillandsia schiedeana "Major" can be integrated as an epiphyte in a medium to large dry forest, dry bush or savannah terrarium.
Profile
| Tillandsia schiedeana "Major" | |
| Cultivation options | Epiphytic |
| Growth height | approx. 14 - 20 cm |
| Temperature | approx. 15 - 30 °C |
| Humidity | At least 60 % |
| Light requirement | Bright to sunny, in daylight cultivation no direct sun at noon |
| Watering | Spray every 2 - 3 days with soft, low-lime water, e.g. rainwater, or dip once a week |
| Fertilising | In spring and summer, with every second watering, orchid or Tillandsia fertiliser |
| Propagation | Formation of pups after flowering |
| Suitable for | Dry forest, dry scrub or savannah terrariums |
| Cultivation options |
| Epiphytic |
| Growth height |
| approx. 14 - 20 cm |
| Temperature |
| approx. 15 - 30 °C |
| Humidity |
| At least 60 % |
| Light requirement |
| Bright to sunny, in daylight cultivation no direct sun at noon |
| Watering |
| Spray every 2 - 3 days with soft, low-lime water, e.g. rainwater, or dip once a week |
| Fertilising |
| In spring and summer, with every second watering, orchid or Tillandsia fertiliser |
| Propagation |
| Formation of pups after flowering |
| Suitable for |
| Dry forest, dry scrub or savannah terrariums |
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