I just got this and it ready to bloom .I think its neat .PIC>1
tillandsia Bulbosa wierd, wild Air plant
Tillandsia ,bamboo ,Africa Violet
Puppies drinking fountain .PIC>2
Cool pics, Tazzy! Your tilly looks like a big spider.
:) Donna
thanks it looks like spider with attitude ?
love the blue vases on the ledge. what do you have growing in glass pot w/ gravel?
its only orchid i ever not been able to kill ?
Hanging head in shame its SILK
too funny. nitey nite.
I have never seen anything like it before. It really is neat. Where did you find your wild air plant?
I also love your puppies drinking fountain, it really adds decor to your plants.
I got it on E- Bay .
Found my puppy fountain at Goodwill and it din't have a pump but I had one at home best $5.00 i ever spent
The seller is Sussafrus (carmen55@webtv.net
TILLANDSIAS LONANTHA (Mexican Airplant )
this is a different one I bought for a friend Valentines Day Gift .
another shot of TILLANDSIAS LONANTHA
up date i killed it <
drat !
Tazzy ... that's "ionantha" (pronounced "eye-oh-nan'tha") :o) It probably died of a terminal identity crisis. (just kidding, of course)
That clump was blooming quite nicely, what happened?
house to dry i sprayed with mist once a week , i just have a way with house plants , i am the Black Widow of house plant growing
Well ... not sure what time of year it was, local humidity conditions, etc. ... but I would imagine that a slightly more frequent watering (misting) schedule combined with outdoor summer vacations would help with many of the countless broms that are available to us regular folk. My ex girlfriend couldn't keep plants worth a poo either ... of course, she was rather psychiatrically challenged and more than a little bit on the lazy side. I've been assured that this is not a common trait amongst all Okies! :o)
I've had mixed luck with some ionantha... not quite sure why, though. I once had a collection of over 800 tillandsias and orchids and killed the entire lot of them one winter. Funny ... but I never really considered the fact that this coincided with that lunatic devil of an ex live-in. Oh well .... my wife now would probably not approve of converting one of our bedrooms into a make shift greenhouse! :o)
WOW ... I am RAMBLING, Taz!!!!
I encourage you to not give up on these plants! I find them to be uniquely beautiful and easy to care for once one understand their particular needs and learn to recognize when they're unhappy. Sadly ... ionantha often show signs of distress just about the time that it's too late. You've got to admit, though ... there's a wonderfully simple beauty to these things, especuilly when in bloom, huh? :o)