We Get Tillandsia Questions
Q: Hi Peter,
Wondering if running the tillandsia under water till it’s all wet is enough, or does it need soaking? I’m doing this twice a week, and it’s cohabiting with a cymbidium under the eaves on my deck.
It’s like having a pet – I can bring it in for a bath, talk to it, walk it around & put it back or put it anywhere else! What fun.
I’ll get some liquid kelp too.
Phyllis
A: Phyllis,
The key to growing tillandsias is what you say when you talk to them. I prefer to read to them from Vonnegut.
Running it under water twice a week is enough – it doesn’t need to soak but once a month with the kelp.
You can even mist it 3 times per week, or leave it in a bathroom where it gets light misting every day.
It’s all good.
Peter
