You don’t have to strike out with Tillandsias. These epiphytes stand out in many shapes, sizes and psychedelic colors. My local nursery tells me they are a big favorite of the people living in all the new developments in the area because they can grow indoors so easily. DispIay them creatively: glue a cluster of them to a piece of wood or a single one onto a small piece of driftwood, pop one in a teacup or hang them in various houseplants.
The best location to keep them is in a room with bright, filtered light. I had a cluster of them for many years playing hardball and refusing to bloom. I started experimenting with putting a small one outside in the summer hanging on a nail on my east-facing front porch. It received some early morning sun (on the days the sun came out.) Otherwise, it just got a good dose of bright light.
Read the full article by Wendy Lagozzino as published in the December 2014 The Dirt, MGF newsletter
