This Tillandsia xerographica, seen here posing with the kid, was obtained from a Caucasian expat leaving the country. It had me scratching my head then, as I wondered whether this clump of stiff rootless grey mess was still alive. Well, the mother plant had since flowered; withered and disintegrated and its small pup (no longer, as you can see) is eventually of flowering size, repeating the life and death cycle typical of most Bromeliads. As it dies, a new pup would emerge....I hope.
As fate had it, this Tillandsia was the first of the many air plants I now grow. Typically, people would start with something smaller and more manageable....
OK kiddo, let's try that again, its tee-lan-sii-aaa...no not tarsier ! Alamak the mosquitoes are here, let's hop back to the car .....
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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4 comments:
What a plant but your kid seems to be growing fast too from other photos I think I recall and I am very impressed if that is your garden.
Great plant! And a cute kid too...
Hi! I found your site from blotanical. Interesting blog. The plant looks kind of hard. I am glad that the kid was not frightened by the plant :-)
LOL I thought you were referring to the growth rate for the kid!
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