Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tillandsia, 5 by drdawg43

drdawg43 wrote:
I grow lots of Tillandsia but have pretty much gone to only carrying/growing those native to America, specifically S. Florida. I just find it interesting to grow native plants, at least when it comes to the Tillandsia.

Yes, without pups, your plant will die. That being said, pups will often not form until flowering or even weeks/months after flowering. So don't despair!

Those roots supply practically no nutrition. They are more to anchor the plant. Spray the leaves regularly for maximum growth, health, and flowering. Since I grow many hundreds of orchids as well as hundreds of other tropical plants along with the Tillandsia, my Tillandsia get fertilized all the time. I just use more diluted fertilizer than the label calls for. A great phrase to remember when it comes to fertilization is "Weakly-weekly".

These are all native to Florida.