tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997431967710794796.post5445927068111510612..comments2024-03-11T11:30:55.262+07:00Comments on My garden at Tuy Son Vien: Generation nextUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997431967710794796.post-68453512758944770772009-10-28T10:36:50.767+07:002009-10-28T10:36:50.767+07:00Well, I know some bromeliads definitely do die bac...Well, I know <i>some</i> bromeliads definitely do die back. But it doesn't appear to be true for <i>Tillandsia</i>, I'm thinking.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997431967710794796.post-22142463474473169072009-10-27T20:00:00.497+07:002009-10-27T20:00:00.497+07:00Thanks, Mr Subjunctive. I might have overlooked yo...Thanks, Mr Subjunctive. I might have overlooked your comment on my post re. Tillandsia cyanea. I will go back and check.<br />I agree that my T. cyanea seems not to have die back after it flowered last year. The mother plant stayed together with the pups but I didn't see it producing new flower scape, though.<br />Re my T. aeranthos, I suspected it was rotting away and I tried to pull its leaves. But the leaves were still attached firmly to the base... so I really don't know whether it's dying or not.<br />I had a T. bulbosa which flowered and produced pups and stayed on for two years now.<br />So maybe the "dying back of the mother plants" of bromeliads is just a myth???<br />Thanks, Lynn, for dropping by. I checked your blog but finally learnt that you were away in California.Hà Xuânhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757459921320531368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997431967710794796.post-44838907048489247592009-10-25T03:43:27.998+07:002009-10-25T03:43:27.998+07:00Ha Xuan, that cryptanthus elaine is gorgeous! You...Ha Xuan, that cryptanthus elaine is gorgeous! You certainly have a way with those tillies, too! Looking forward to seeing your brom. bed ;)lynn'sgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104383899991317740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997431967710794796.post-25516368347149979972009-10-24T21:24:22.298+07:002009-10-24T21:24:22.298+07:00There was a discussion at PATSP a while ago about ...There was a discussion at PATSP a while ago about whether <i>Tillandsia</i>s necessarily *had* to die back after flowering -- I left you a comment on your <i>Tillandsia cyanea</i> post but never heard back from you about it. Those people who had had <i>T. cyanea</i>s go through the bloom cycle said that they didn't recall ever seeing a whole rosette die while producing offsets. I think I have maybe even seen the same rosette reflower the following year. <br /><br />My point being that I'm wondering if the aeranthos plant is dying back because it's flowered, or for some other reason. We had lots of air plants where I used to work, and they usually sold while flowering so I'm not sure I've ever seen the full story of what happens after they flower, but I never saw one begin to die back while we had them.<br /><br />Also, I've never seen <i>Cryptanthus</i> 'Waterfall' before. Very cool. And I agree completely about <i>Neoregelia</i>s.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997431967710794796.post-89550760511939554322009-10-24T14:44:06.930+07:002009-10-24T14:44:06.930+07:00Thanks, Steph. Bromeliads are quite easy and so be...Thanks, Steph. Bromeliads are quite easy and so beautiful, especially the neoregelias. Can't wait until I have enough plants for my brom bed.Hà Xuânhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757459921320531368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997431967710794796.post-1496380995870243062009-10-24T12:35:49.128+07:002009-10-24T12:35:49.128+07:00Oh yes, cryptanthus grows quite fast. I have one b...Oh yes, cryptanthus grows quite fast. I have one black cryp and have given away one off-shoot and now it is growing out two more. I have not gotten a till yet. I felt happy for you for your collection and even can plan on a bromeliad landscape. So far I have only one crypthantus and one guzmania. Due to my small garden, I think I could only grow one for each bromeliad species. Happy planning!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.com