Tillandsia espinosae

Rare Tillandsia from Ecuador, Formerly Vriesea espinosae, Ed

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First photo is a mistake, sorry, Ed

nice Ed, even the wrong one. *chuckle chuckle*

Thanks Sue, I just got it, and have three more on the way, after doing a search, I noticed that Tillandsias it seems cross pretty easy, I wonder if I'll get a bunch of hybrids out of them all, counting the wild T. Fasciculatta, that makes four types of Tillandsias, not counting the T. recurvata, and Spanish moss, Ed

When you see two of them flowering at once, tickle them with a paint brush. Apparently timing is essential, with 9am-11am being the optimum time to pollinate. The seed takes a long time to ripen and a long time to germinate and a long time to grow! Hence the hefty price tag on some species. Its all good fun though, kinda like a mad scientist experimenting! he he.
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Thanks for the info, it's greatly appreciated, oh, does that mean they are diocious , or must have two, to mate, Ed

Mmm, not sure if they have both male/female flowers on the same plant, but thinking more of crossing the Species. (i.e T. fasiculata x T. ionantha e.t.c) Some will self pollinate, but I don't know which!

I see, thanks Sue

Edric,
Lively plants! Please give their dimensions. They look larger than I would expect a tillansia to get.
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The one in the second photo, is about five or six inces across, the others are smaller, the T. fasciculata var. densispica, which are native to Florida, the ones growing in my front yard, they get very large, Ed

Thanks. I may look for the Florida native. I prefer plants as singles as yours are. Do you keep these in full sun?
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I keep them in the lower branches of the Oak tree, where they receive heavily filtered light, Ed