Tillandsia 'Betty'
Airplant 'Betty'
Tillandsia is a genus of evergreen, perennial flowering plants commonly called airplants. They are mostly epiphytes growing without soil while attached to other plants. Generally, the thicker the leaf, the more tolerant they are of drought conditions. Tillandsias are very hardy, and require much less attention than other house plants. Propagation is by seeds or by offsets called "pups" which can be separated when about 2/3 the size of the mother plant. The flowers are generally small. The plants are monocarpic which means that they die after blooming. 'Betty' is a registered cultivar of Tillandsia (Seed Parent: Tillandsia xerographica; Pollen Parent: Tillandsia brachycaulos). It is a large airplant with grey green foliage which blushes at flowering time to shades of orange and pink. It has variable flowers of purple, white and even yellow on a single spike.
Contributed by @PunkRawkMegan
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Partial shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Airplant 'Betty'
Latin name
Tillandsia 'Betty'
type
Epiphyte
family
Bromeliaceae
ph
5.0 - 5.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.30 M
Tillandsia 'Betty'
Tillandsia is a genus of evergreen, perennial flowering plants commonly called airplants. They are mostly epiphytes growing without soil while attached to other plants. Generally, the thicker the leaf, the more tolerant they are of drought conditions. Tillandsias are very hardy, and require much less attention than other house plants. Propagation is by seeds or by offsets called "pups" which can be separated when about 2/3 the size of the mother plant. The flowers are generally small. The plants are monocarpic which means that they die after blooming. 'Betty' is a registered cultivar of Tillandsia (Seed Parent: Tillandsia xerographica; Pollen Parent: Tillandsia brachycaulos). It is a large airplant with grey green foliage which blushes at flowering time to shades of orange and pink. It has variable flowers of purple, white and even yellow on a single spike.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Tillandsias can be grown basically anywhere, on rocks, in a seashell or on coral, in ceramic or pottery, attached to wood (not pressure treated wood this is impregnated with copper, and copper will kill your plant). When considering what you are going to do with your plant don’t forget that you have to be able to water it and it has to be placed somewhere that it will get sufficient light. Give them bright, filtered light.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Flowers can last from several days to many months, depending on the species, and different species bloom at different times depending also on its care and environment. You can expect blooms from mid winter through mid summer depending on the plant.
PunkRawkMegan