Tillyandsiya blue

The family of bromeliads. Homeland forests of Ecuador. Perennial plant 20-25 cm tall with narrow bicolor leaves - green above, reddish below. The inflorescence is a spike with large purple flowers, arranged in two rows. It blooms from October to January. In winter, kept in a bright room at a temperature of 18-20 "C. In spring and summer prite- are applicable, protected from direct sunlight. In summer, watered and sprayed frequently in winter - less. In the spring transplanted into a mixture of humus and peat (1: 1) with addition finely chopped sphagnum moss, charcoal and pieces of pine bark. Feed up with organic or complete mineral fertilizer. Propagation spring cuttings and seeds obtained by artificial pollination. The seeds sown immediately after ripening in a mixture of peat and leaf earth (1: 1), not falling asleep. Tillyandsiyu blue can be grown in moist sphagnum moss, attaching a small piece of wood or driftwood.

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