- Wooden underlay impresses with a variety of advantages
- Bind tillandsia securely - this is how it works
- Professional hanging at the ideal location - this is how it works
Wherever tillandsias hang casually in the limelight, they catch everyone's eyes. This spectacular cultivation is easier than it seems. The following instructions explain in detail how to skilfully tie the exotic pieces of jewelry onto wood and hang them up correctly.
Wood is the ideal base for tillandsia
Wooden underlay impresses with a variety of advantages
Almost all gray and white tillandsia species are suitable for cultivation without a substrate. Wooden supports score with several advantages. In this way, over time, the attached plants will also connect to the wood via their small roots. You can also safely hang up a branch with wire or a hook. Last but not least, a substrate made of organic material gives the plant additional moisture.
Bind tillandsia securely - this is how it works
Most tillandsia gardeners already have suitable binding material at home. Nylon stockings that are cut into strips 5 cm wide have proven their worth in practice. Choose a branch from a durable species of wood, such as black locust, yew, or Douglas fir. How to properly tie a tillandsia:
- Adjust the plant in its species-specific direction of growth on the branch
- On a stemless tillandsia weave the nylon ribbons into the leaves and knot them
- Untie an existing trunk once to the right and once to the left
Ideally, have an assistant hold the tillandsia in place on the branch while you wrap and knot the ribbons. Since rooting of the plant with the substrate is desirable, please do not add sphagnum or other moss. If the base is large enough, there is nothing wrong with attaching several tillandsia to it, as long as they have largely the same requirements in terms of location and care.
Professional hanging at the ideal location - this is how it works
Once a Tillandsia has taken a seat on its wooden throne, it only thrives healthy and vigorous hanging if the location is chosen with care. Choose a bright, warm window seat that is shaded in the blazing midday sun in summertime. We recommend a humid room, such as the bathroom or the kitchen, so that the exotic plant does not suffer from drought stress when hanging. Instead of watering, spray the bromeliads with soft water daily.
Hanging in glass plant balls
If tying it to a branch is too time-consuming for you, put the tillandsia without substrate in a glass ball. You hang them on the branch with hemp ropes. This clever alternative also creates a more comfortable cultivation climate for the plant.
tips
Glued on stone or on the wall, tillandsias offer a furious appearance. Of course, this form of attachment considerably limits the lifespan of the exotic beauties. In contrast to tying it up on a branch, care is complex and tricky, since the epiphytes are threatened by drought stress on a daily basis. On warm summer days, you can't avoid spraying it with soft water several times.