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Droophead tufted airplant Guzmania lingulata minor

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Light Droophead tufted airplantSole pieno
We suggest locating the vases in a pretty bright place, although avoiding direct sunlight, which could damage the foliage. The Droophead tufted airplant should be preferably located in a place where it can have at least a few hours a day of direct solar light.These plants are grown in apartment or in a temperated green house; they can be brought outdoors when the minimum temperatures are above 15° C.

Fertilize Droophead tufted airplant
During the spring let’s regularly use a fertilizer rich with nitrogen and potassium to favour the development of the new vegetation; fertilization is done by adding fertilizer to the irrigating water, every 15-20 days.

Cultivation Droophead tufted airplant
The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub. These plants are perennial herbs. Droophead tufted airplant Is an evergreen; during spring, summer, autumn, winter iIt assumes a orangegreen colouring; the adult specimens are medium in size and reach 40 cm high.

Water Droophead tufted airplantTenere asciutto
Let's water abundantly, moistening the soil deeply with 2-3 glasses of water , but let's act only when the substratum is dry, leaving it dry even for 1-2 weeks before watering it. It is advisable to water the plants avoiding to leave water in the saucer, because stagnant water often develops fungal diseases.

Pests Droophead tufted airplant
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Mold Droophead tufted airplant
These plants favour soft and very well drained soils. We suggest, every 2-3 years to repot the plants, changing the soil.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
5
0
2
0
2
1
continental
4
0
2
0
2
1
mediterranean
3
0
2
0
2
1

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Plant - Droophead tufted airplant

If desired, we can grow the The Droophead tufted airplant in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather mediterranean it is possible to choose another climate area alpine continental

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