Tillandsia lorentziana
Tillandsia lorentziana originates from the dry highlands of Bolivia and Argentina and is one of the more striking gray tillandsias.
It was named in honor of the German botanist Paul Günther Lorentz and impresses with its elegant shape, fine hairiness, and an expressive flower spike – an ideal choice for lovers of structurally rich air plants.
Characteristics:
This species forms a loose, almost upright rosette of long, narrow leaves, which leave a velvety, almost sparkling impression due to their dense silvery hairiness. The flower spike is often simple or slightly branched, with strong bracts in pink to purple and striking violet tubular flowers. The growth form is slender and upright – ideal for airy arrangements or decorative individual presentations.
Care instructions:
Light: Bright location with plenty of indirect sunlight, some direct sun is well tolerated.
Water: Spray vigorously 2–3 times a week, occasional soaking in dry air.
Humidity: Medium to high – good air movement is important.
Fertilizer: In spring and summer, 1–2 times a month with our special tillandsia or orchid fertilizer in diluted form.
Temperature: Optimal at 18–28 °C, protect from frost.
Note: Due to its origin from high altitudes, Tillandsia lorentziana appreciates slight temperature fluctuations between day and night as well as good air circulation – ideal for well-ventilated, bright locations.
Tillandsia lorentziana is a characterful air plant with fine structure and elegant presence – perfect for creative plant design and for anyone seeking gray tillandsias with special charm.
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.
