Tillandsia multicaulis
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Tillandsia multicaulis
| Ken Woods 08/04. |
Andy Staelens 03/05. |
Chris Larson 07/11.
See notes below. |
Chris Larson 27/07/11 - "It is a smallish clone, probably around 9-12" across, and fewer leaves than most that we grow here. It does colour up quite well with a red colour - however the colour comes quite late. The interesting thing about this clone that we imported from Guatemala in 2007 is that it always
has a central inflorescence - a few of you have got this clone from me - I think around 20 plants survived the gassing. I was talking to Michael R and he says he has some seedlings that do the same thing.
This got me to start reading "the disc" & I couldn't find anything yet to say T.multicaulis shouldn't have a central spike."
Derek Butcher 28/07/11 - "Nothing strange about your T. multicaulis. From BSI Round Robin 1998, comments by Jerry Raack and Carolyn Schoenau -
'Despite the fact that this plant flowers from the axils it appears to be a terminal flowerer where the centre portion dies and offsets appear either just off centre or adventitious as grass pups.' "
Peter Tristram 28/07/11 - "I got some of these from you and some developed a central spike like yours. The inflorescences are quite different too, with those ‘serrated’ stems and I sure wondered if it was a hybrid. I also note that the cold weather has affected them badly compared to other T multicaulis or maybe it was last summer’s heat and humidity and they are rotting off now?"
Updated 30/07/11
