Tillandsia ionantha var. fire
Tillandsia ionantha var. fuego is a highly red-flowering variety of the popular Tillandsia ionantha, whose name "fuego" (Spanish for "fire") describes the spectacular blood-red coloration during the flowering period. It originally comes from Central America and is particularly sought after due to its striking coloration.
Characteristics:
Tillandsia ionantha var. fuego forms dense, small rosettes with firm, silvery-green leaves. With sufficient light, the plant takes on a bright red to almost orange-red color during flowering – significantly more intense than other ionantha forms. Short, violet tubular flowers emerge from the center. The plant remains compact and reliably produces pups after flowering.
Care Instructions:
Light: Very bright to sunny – direct light intensifies the red coloration. Water: Spray 2–3 times a week or occasionally soak. Allow to dry well afterwards. Humidity: Medium to high (50–70%) – good ventilation is important. Fertilizer: In spring and summer, 1–2 times a month with our special Tillandsia or orchid fertilizer in diluted form. Temperature: 16–30 °C, easy to care for – can tolerate short periods down to about 5 °C frost-free.
Note: Ideal for colorful arrangements or as a standalone plant with a wow effect. One of the most intensely colored ionantha variants – perfect for sunny windowsills or glass containers.
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.
