Tillandsia Curly Slim (large)
Tillandsia 'Curly Slim' is a popular hybrid of Tillandsia intermedia and Tillandsia streptophylla. It combines the decorative, spiral growth form of both parent species with robust health and impressive size. The hybrid does not occur naturally but has been successfully cultivated for many years.
Characteristics:
This Tillandsia grows in a stem-forming manner and develops long, twisted leaves that appear either strongly curled or somewhat stretched depending on moisture supply. The silvery-green surface is densely covered with trichomes. It can reach considerable sizes. During flowering, it displays a vigorous, branched inflorescence with bright pink to reddish bracts and violet tubular flowers.
Care Instructions:
Light: Very bright to full sun – the more light, the more compact and strongly curled the growth.
Water: Spray thoroughly 2–3 times a week or occasionally soak. Afterward, allow it to dry completely. Less water = stronger curling.
Humidity: Medium to high (50%+), good air circulation is essential.
Fertilizer: We recommend using our special Tillandsia or orchid fertilizer in diluted form 1–2 times per month in spring and summer.
Temperature: 18–30 °C, not below 12 °C – keep warm and airy.
Note: Particularly decorative as a hanging plant or mounted on wood/cork. With sufficient light and dry cultivation, it shows its most beautiful spiral growth form. An impressive hybrid for experienced and aspiring collectors.
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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.
