Vol 15 No 1 - May, 2005

 

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SEEING DOUBLE?

Tillandsia 'Mystic Albert' One of ten different Tillandsias you can get with our famous TWO-FOR-ONE  Tillandsia Special.

SPECIAL EXTRA HIGH VALUE COLLECTION

 

A Tropiflora Tradition……

TWO-FOR-ONE TILLANDSIA SPECIAL
Buy-one-get-one-free.
One to keep, one to share with a friend, at no additional cost!

Tillandsia aeranthos With its clumping habit, brilliant rose bracts and inky blue flowers is a gem of the Tillandsia world. Tolerant of some cold. Beautiful and undemanding.
$2.50 #104T

Tillandsia aff capitata A very interesting and attractive plant from Veracruz, Mexico. A capitate head with blue flowers and narrow, succulent, red foliage. Forms nice clusters.
$5.00 #5308T

Tillandsia capitata x balbisiana This showy, fairly large grower to 18in has long tapering leaves that hang in loose curls. The inflorescence is a bright red head with inky-blue flowers, and long pinkish bracts. Medium plants,
$7.50 #2687T

Tillandsia concolor Mexico A very stiff leaved open rosette to 8in with reddish-green leaves and a shiny red to yellow-green flower spike. Pink flowers. Nice plants grown in full sun.
$2.50 #158T

Tillandsia 'Heather's Blush' (brachycaulos x exserta) Many stiff gracefully curving leaves, dusted with silver, form a 16in rosette. A tall deep rose-red scape has long, narrow bracts, adding to the fullness and beauty of this very fine hybrid. $10.00 #2683T

Tillandsia 'Humbug' (ionantha x paucifolia) About 4in tall in an upright, spreading rosette with a slight bulbous base. The foliage tints red at anthesis and the inflorescence is a short scape with purple flowers.
$4.00 #2679T

Tillandsia ionantha 'Blushing Bride' The most popular Guatemalan form of this beautiful miniature species. 2 to 3in tall vase shaped plants are green with silver trichomes, blushing bright red all over when in bloom, with bright purple flowers.
$1.00 #215T

Tillandsia 'Mystic Albert' (albertiana x stricta) This interesting hybrid is caulescent, about 6in long, with dark purple-green, shiny leaves. A short inflorescence has red flowers. $6.00 #2749T

Tillandsia straminea 'Apurimac' A caulescent beauty from southern Peru with 3in silvery leaves and a simple thin inflorescence with deep-purple flowers. Doesn't make roots. $5.00 #795T
Tillandsia tricholepis Native Brazil to Bolivia and Argentina, there are many clones. In general it is a cascading plant with tiny green or grayish leaves on little stems. Clusters are handsome and produce little yellowish flowers. Small clumps, $4.00 #329T
 

Buy A Collection And Save!

Two-For-One Tillandsia Collection As if just two-for-one wasn't a good enough deal! Check this out! Take two each of the above ten species, twenty plants to keep and share. Valued singly at $95.00, it's an incredible value at only $29.95 #C100

AN INTRODUCTION TO BROMELIADS

There are over fifty different bromeliad genera, including some very obscure ones not generally in cultivation. Of the commonly cultivated ones there are still many, and each has its own special beauty and charm. We have assembled two collections chosen to represent the wide diversity and beauty of the fascinating bromeliad family. Each collection contains 10 offsets of 10 different genera, 20 in all in the two collections, all labeled, ready to pot.

Ten Bromeliad Genera Collection #1, offsets, $40.00 #C57P
Ten Bromeliad Genera Collection #2
, offsets, $40.00 #C45P
Twenty Bromeliad Genera Collection
, offsets, $69.00 #C66P

Need supplies? See the bromeliad potting supply kit below.

Join the Bromeliad Society International

Receive the bimonthly Journal, crammed with information, color illustrations, sources for plants, books, supplies and more!

              We'll make it easy for you!     
Just check the appropriate BSI Membership box on our order form and we'll send in your subscription for you.

US Membership is $30 individual, $35 for family (at the same address, one Journal) Mailed bulk rate. For First Class Mail, add $10.

International Membership is $40 individual or $45 family and includes Air Mail Postage.

 Membership fee will be added to your bill.

Please note: The cost of the BSI membership does not count towards any minimum order total to earn free shipping or other Tropiflora benefits.

Improved! Potting and Mounting Supply Kits

More materials, still shipped Post Paid in the 48 States!

Potting and mounting your bromeliads, orchids and succulents is fun and easy when you have quality materials to do the job right!

Epiphyte Mounting Supplies Kit Enough materials to individually mount about 20 epiphytic small to medium sized Tillandsias, bromeliads, orchids, ferns or other epiphytes, including: Natural Cork Bark, Cedar and Buttonwood Driftwood, Cholla, Grape Wood, Wood Rose, 17 Gauge Galvanized Mounting/Hanger Wire, 17 Gauge Aluminum Mounting Wire, ‘Telephone’ Wire for small plants, Liquid Nails adhesive and soluble 20-10-20 plant food. A great value at only
$44.95 #SK1

Orchid Potting Supplies Kit Enough orchid potting media to pot 20 or more orchids, eight 4in, five 5in and four 6in pots, wood and plastic 4 and 6in baskets with hangers, pot clips, ring stands, 20-10-20 soluble and 13-13-13 Nutricote slow release fertilizer, Superthrive and Chilean sphagnum. All for only $34.95 #SK2

Bromeliad Potting Supplies Kit Contains: bromeliad potting media, ten 4in, five 5in and five 6in pots, 20-10-20 soluble and 13-13-13 Nutricote slow release fertilizer and Superthrive. Everything you need to pot 20 or more bromeliads, for just
$24.95 #SK3

Succulent Potting Supplies Kit Our kit contains: succulent potting media, eight 3in and six 4in regular, five 5in, three 6in and one 8in bulb pan pots, 20-10-20 soluble and 14-14-14 Osmocote slow release fertilizer and Superthrive. Enough supplies to pot 20 or more cacti or succulents for just
$24.95 #SK4

Potting and mounting instructions included.
 

Sample Plant Collections

An excellent choice for  beginners. All plants are different, labeled, easy to grow and interesting. Care instructions included. These collections are an excellent value at only $29.95 each.

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 Twelve fascinating, easy to grow Tillandsias #C1
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 Ten colorful Bromeliad offsets #C7
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 Six interesting unusual Succulents #C5
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 Three beautiful established Orchids #C6
 



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