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Description: Tillandsia flexuosa Vivipara ‘Greenie’ ex. PT. This form as the name suggests, is a green form of the species, due to having fewer and smaller trichomes on the surface of it’s foliage. T. flexuosa is native to the Florida, Panama, Costa Rica, The Caribbean, and Northern South America. This plant has large, rigid, recurving leaves. Its foliage is green in colour and highly channeled. 'Vivipara' means that the plant (like T. intermedia and T. Halley's Comet) produces offsets at the nodes along it's long inflorescence spike. These will develop after the plant has finished flowering. These flowers are pink in colour and will emerge in March (Autumn).
Position: They should receive bright, indirect sunlight. Indoors, an east or west facing window area is ideal. Outdoors under partially shaded conditions is fine but in the colder states protection from frost is required, so an undercover or indoors area is more appropriate.
Watering: As a general rule, a plant in a hot position will require watering every 2-3 days. In a dark, humid environment watering once per week can often be adequate. This can be achieved by misting or dunking the plant. If outdoors, a hose can be used. When dunking a plant, leave submerged in a bowl of water for 10-20 minutes before shaking off excess water. Air plants love to dry out completely between each watering and must never have water sitting at their base as this will cause the plant to rot.
Fertilisation: We recommend fertilising your Air Plants once a fortnight in the warmer months and once a month through winter. We sell Air Plant Fertiliser in our "Decor" section and this bottle can be diluted to create 1L of fertiliser.
