Introduction of common air pineapple varieties

Today, let's introduce some common varieties of air pineapple. Friends who don't know it may think of fruit when they see the word pineapple. In fact, air pineapple is a kind of ornamental flower. Because its growth does not need soil, convenient management, clean and beautiful, save space and has the role of purifying air, it is especially in line with the concept of modern home life and is loved by people. Aliases also include air grass, air flowers and so on.

(1) Tillandsiabulbosa.

Usually attached to trees in clusters in the country of origin. The plant height changed greatly, 7cm to 30cm. Leaves green, covered with gray scales. The number of leaves is small, the inner edge of the roll is small stick-shaped, slightly twisted. The leaf base expands and overlaps each other to form a hollow pseudobulb, which is also used as a habitat for ants in the country of origin. Flowering stems erect and short, terminal spikes or compound spikes. Flower bracts ovate, overlapping, red or green, densely covered with scales. Florets tubular, flowers purple.

(2) Tillandsiaandreana.

Also known as Argentine Tieran, the origin is epiphytic on the rock. The plant height is about 20 cm. Leaves densely mostly inwardly curved, ca. 5 cm, apex acuminate, leaves covered with silver-white scales. Stem apical solitary 1-flowered, ca. 3 cm. Flower bracts bright red, upper part bent into a hook. The floret is white.

(3) Tillandsiabergeri

The height of the plant is 10cm to 20cm. Leaves thick, needle-shaped, rolled up on both sides, concave in the middle, apex pointed. The leaves are covered with silver-gray scales.

Short racemes. Flower stem thick, with several flower bracts, florets light blue-purple.

(4) Magnolia (Tillandsiatricta)

Also known as hard-leaf bract iron orchid, hard-leaf iron orchid, usually attached to trees in clusters in the place of origin. The height of the plant does not exceed 20 cm. A large number of leaves, hard texture, green, covered with silver-gray scales. Flower stem soft generally slightly drooping, flower bracts closely enclosing flower stem, longer than internodes, green, densely covered with gray scales. Loose spikes pendulous. Flower bracts bright red, florets blue tubular.

(5) Zhongtian Tielan (Tillandsiaionantha)

Also known as purple torch iron orchid, sky iron orchid, blue purple iron orchid, air pineapple, is one of the most common and representative air wind pears. Plants are small and usually grow in clusters. The plant is 8-12 cm in height and has many leaves, forming a compact spherical rosette. The leaves are fleshy and lanceolate, with white powdery substance on the back, and the upper part of the middle leaf becomes pink when flowering. Inflorescences spikelike, floral bracts long ovate. Florets tubular, white at base, purple distally, opening in foliage, below leaf surface. There are many varieties and varieties of blue and purple iron orchid, each with different colors of flowers and leaves.

(6) Christmas Magnolia Tillandsiaimperiafis

Also known as Jenny Tieran. The leaves are green, swordlike, curved and curled on both sides. Panicle erect, clavate, bright red, flower bracts spirally close, florets purple. The florescence is long, from summer to winter. Mexicans often use them for decoration at Christmas.

(7) tricolor iron blue (Tillandsiatricolor)

Also known as tricolor small pineapple, attached to the tree in its place of origin. Plants include inflorescences 30-40 cm tall. There are many leaves, forming a compact rosette. The leaves are green, covered with inconspicuous scales, and change from green to red in strong light. Leaves linear, 30-35 cm long, outer leaf blade oblique; curved. The flower stem is soft, slightly longer than the leaf blade, and the flower stem bracts are red. Inflorescences spicate or compound spikelike. Flower bracts ovate, overlapping, bright red in the lower part, yellow and green in the middle and upper part, hence the name tricolor iron orchid. The floret is tubular and the petals are blue-purple.

To sum up these more common air pineapples, are there any flower growers who are more familiar with them? If you consider the pot planting prospect project, in fact, the air pineapple is very good.

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