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Tillandsia Ionantha Varieties: Specific Care

T. ionantha ‘Peanut’ and ‘vanhyningii’ have identical needs: bright light with some direct sun for color and bloom. Mount on bark/board or pot in tree fern fiber (dry between waterings). Mist daily or soak weekly. Monthly quarter-strength fertilizer. Temp 50-90°F. Blooms in 7+ years from seed. Propagate by separating plantlets, keep clusters. Tolerates terrariums but not constant mist without drying.

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