Tillandsia albida
Tillandsia albida is a silvery-green epiphyte from the bromeliad family. It originally comes from Mexico and prefers drier, higher locations. Tillandsia albida was first described by L.B. Smith in 1953.
The name "albida" comes from the Latin "albidus," which means "whitish" – a reference to its light gray, almost silver-colored leaves.
Characteristics:
It forms loose rosettes with narrow, felt-like silvery leaves. Its cream-colored to pale yellow flowers emerge from elongated, often reddish bracts.
Care instructions:
Light: Very bright, preferably with a few hours of direct sunlight (no direct midday sun).
Water: Spray or soak 1–2 times a week with low-calcium water. Allow to dry well.
Humidity: Medium to high, good air circulation is important.
Fertilizer: We recommend using our special bromeliad or orchid fertilizer in diluted form 1–2 times a month in spring and summer.
Temperature: 18–30 °C, tolerates brief dry heat. Keep frost-free.
Note: No substrate needed – can be decoratively placed on wood, stones, or in containers such as terrariums or plant glasses.
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.
