Hi to all,
I have a tillandsia that has the leaves closed and rolled.
Probably at the beginning I used a water too hard but then I started to use a decalcified water.
Unfortunately the plant still doesn't seem to have a good health.
The plant doesn't receive direct sun.
Do you have any suggestion to improve the health of the plant?
Thank you for your help!
by linus_van_pelts
4 Comments
How do you water? Like what are the steps/processes when you water.
Rolling is usually a sign of the plant trying to conserve water lost to transpiration. How are you watering? I would mist more frequently and see if that helps. More light would of course also be better as it’s literally food for plants and perhaps give it the resources in needs to deal with less consistent watering.
But really, why do you say this is not healthy? It looks plenty healthy to me. Some individual plants just have a tighter leaf posture than others, too.
decalcified or rain water should make a difference eventually
Id give it a long soak (hour or 2) ideally in rainwater unless theres lots of pollutants where you live and see how it does
Nake sure to give it good airflow to dry and if it plumps up it may be worth acclimating it to direct light or atleast the brightest light you can give it
full direct sun all day or something might be too much for now but long term could be beneficial if you get it hydrated etc
A big part of tillandsia care is airflow
As it allows you to give them enough water without rotting them
Your plant is very very very thirsty. Maybe you didn’t give them water enough.