Tillandsia pohliana
Tillandsia pohliana is a medium-sized, striking species from the tropical and subtropical regions of South America, particularly from Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It was described in 1830 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck and is named after the German botanist Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl, who collected in Brazil.
Characteristics:
This species forms sprawling rosettes with slightly curved, grayish-green leaves that have a dense layer of trichomes. The inflorescence is usually significantly elongated beyond the rosette and consists of robustly colored bracts in shades of pink to red and violet-blue flowers. It is one of the more decorative, somewhat larger species that is well suited as a solitary plant.
Care Instructions:
Light: Bright to slightly shady, some morning or evening sun promotes growth.
Water: Spray 2-3 times a week or soak about once a week. Allow to dry well.
Humidity: Medium to high (above 50%), sufficient air movement is necessary.
Fertilizer: In spring and summer, 1-2 times per month with our special Tillandsia or orchid fertilizer in diluted form.
Temperature: 16-30 °C, short-term frost-free down to about 5 °C is possible.
Note: Tillandsia pohliana is excellent for larger arrangements, for example on wood or in airy holders. Its vibrant flower color makes it an attractive focal point in any collection.
Our greenhouses are equipped with modern energy screens and double glazing to efficiently save on heating costs. Additionally, we collect rainwater over the entire roof area of 9,000 square meters and use only this water to irrigate all our crops. We collect the rainwater in underground tanks with a total volume of 600,000 liters.
Since 2007, we have been heating our entire operation with a fully automated 850 kW wood chip heating system and a 100,000-liter buffer storage tank. Environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral. Only to support during very cold winter days and nights is a conventional oil heating system available.
Since 2014, the heating has been supported by a solar thermal system with an annual yield of about 20 megawatt-hours.
In 2020, we installed a photovoltaic system with 30 kW peak and have been producing more green electricity per year than our entire operation requires.
Since 2021, we use exclusively pots for our self-produced plants that are not only 100% recyclable but are also entirely made from recycled pots. To this end, we collect all used pots that arise in our operation and have them picked up in big bags by our pot supplier Göttinger. There, the pots are cleaned and processed in a water-free recycling facility into new pots that come back to us.
