Still struggling with my #TillandsiaXerographica
Hey everyone!
I got this gorgeous #AirPlant for my birthday back in September, and while he hasn’t been struggling too badly, his growth has massively slowed (though that could be due to the season change, I know), and he still has these browning/dying ends on some of his tendrils. They don’t seem to be spreading which is good, but I want him to thrive and keep growing and stop any other brown bits!!
Any ideas on how to give him a little nudge?
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I got this gorgeous #AirPlant for my birthday back in September, and while he hasn’t been struggling too badly, his growth has massively slowed (though that could be due to the season change, I know), and he still has these browning/dying ends on some of his tendrils. They don’t seem to be spreading which is good, but I want him to thrive and keep growing and stop any other brown bits!!
Any ideas on how to give him a little nudge?
#PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #PlantCorner #PlantLove
10ft to light, indirect
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
12
Best Answer
@PiousWaterfern ok so I got all three of these for Christmas last year. They were the same size. I read how hydrated they are determines how curly they are. But I water them all the same. So I am not sure about that. I got this turkey roasting pan a long time ago to soak them in but they’ve out grown it (I have 8 other airplants). I recently went to TJMaxx, and bought a collapsible bucket to put them all in at the same time. It was about five dollars. I mist them one time throughout the week, and soak them once a week. I don’t worry about the root area being in the water, I worry more about how quickly they dry after I pull them out. I also use a bromeliad fertilizer I got on Amazon. I put it in a spray bottle and that’s what I mist them with. As you can see, the curly ones have dry ends. The one that is straight (indicating more hydration) doesn’t. Is it their genes? Who knows!
@elisenavidad thanks for the tag!!
I don’t know where you’re located @PiousWaterfern, so I can’t give exact information for you. But I am in Utah, in the desert and these plants aren’t desert plants. They’re very tropical rainforesty plants. When I first got them, I watered according to the care card that came with them and according to Greg but it isn’t enough. It was recommending every 12 days and that’s when the tips were drying out. Because I have central air and heat, it sucks the humidity out of the air. And you can’t really make it as humid as a terrarium/rainforest. So soaking them more frequently is better, for me at least.
Let me go get photos of mine.
I don’t know where you’re located @PiousWaterfern, so I can’t give exact information for you. But I am in Utah, in the desert and these plants aren’t desert plants. They’re very tropical rainforesty plants. When I first got them, I watered according to the care card that came with them and according to Greg but it isn’t enough. It was recommending every 12 days and that’s when the tips were drying out. Because I have central air and heat, it sucks the humidity out of the air. And you can’t really make it as humid as a terrarium/rainforest. So soaking them more frequently is better, for me at least.
Let me go get photos of mine.
@TheOddAsity oh wow, thank you so much! Yeah according to Greg I should be soaking every two weeks 😅 I’m in the UK so no air conditioning here for us, but I think I will start misting just to help it along. You’re tillandsia are so gorgeous btw! Thank you for all of your help :)
@Plantlover2812 go for it! Aside from the watering/misting schedule I’ve never had a problem with them, and they’re super pretty!
Your environment is simply to dry to prevent the brown tips. What I did for mine and have had none since is enclosed terrariums and jar etc. will work as long as it is translucent. I mist mine lightly once a week and no problems since. You will longer need to soak them. Just a light mist occasionally with distilled water. Your problems will be solved by doing this.
@SuperbRaspfern oh my, they looks gorgeous!! I was gonna make a terrarium for my polka dot plants using a vase + cling film (an actual bigger terrarium is a tad out of budget right now!) so I’ll see if I can squeeze him in there. Thanks :)
