Vol 17 No 2 - August 2007

 

Ten Favs | Funny | Loading Dock | Beautiful Orchids | Beautiful/Bizarre
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An assortment of easy to grow plants, collections, bargains and information for the novice collector.

SEEING DOUBLE?

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


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 butzii Has a very bulbous base and twisty leaves tapering to a wire-fine tip. Green with reddish speckles all over and a branched, pink Inflorescence.
$2.50 #137T
Tillandsia aff. capitata ‘Chiapas’ In all likelihood, this is a true capitata species, about 8in tall, light in color, covered with a layer of silvery trichomes. At anthesis, it blushes pink on the upper leaves with deep blue and tightly tubular flowers.
$7.50 #3323T
Tillandsia fuchsii v. gracilis A living pincushion from Guatemala. A marble-sized plant, with 3in long, needle-fine silver leaves and a 6in tall inflorescence of orange with blue flowers.
$1.50 #197T
Tillandsia ‘Heather’s Blush’ 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. Large plants now in bud,
$7.50 #2683T
Tillandsia hondurensis A cliff dwelling species from the high badlands of Honduras grows in a somewhat caulescent rosette with wide silvery leaves that blush pinkish when in bloom. The inflorescence is peach-colored with blue flowers. Nice and not common.
$5.00 #211T
Tillandsia ‘Humbug’ (ionantha x paucifolia) Timm 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 mitlaensis A cliff dweller from Mexico with recurved, stiff silver leaves. Forms a very attractive clump. The inflorescence is a pink spike.
$3.50 #264T
Tillandsia rodrigueziana A Mexican form which is about 10in tall. Leaves are reddish-green when grown in bright light and the inflorescence is sometimes branched yellowish to red.
$4.00 #298T
Tillandsia tricholepis Native Brazil to Bolivia and Argentina 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
Tillandsia variabilis, from Honduras, is a handsome green-leaved species with a lovely red branched inflorescence. Grows well potted or mounted.
$4.00 #340T


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 $87.00, it's an incredible value at only
$29.95 #C100
 


 


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For Any Season, Any Reason.

 


 
 

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

 

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, 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.

        ¨       Twelve fascinating, easy to grow Tillandsias #C1
¨       Ten colorful Bromeliad offsets #C7
¨       Six interesting unusual Succulents #C5             
 

 

 


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