Tillandsia aroutii and a few other new ones

[lmartiny]

We found these first three at a recent farmers' market in Vero Beach.
I only have a name for the one.








These two are just propped up for a photo. I'm pondering mounts.

This one we got a couple of months earlier at Naples Bot. Garden

[Olive Cook]

OH, I love that one that's in a ball shape with the blue blooms!

[katrina]

I too love the ball! The purple is stunning!

I'm trying to grow one into a ball...I tied a mama and her babies onto a fishing line...fingers crossed in a few years that I have a nice and full "ball".

Nice pick ups!

[psyc1210]

Very nice!! I really like them

[lmartiny]

At the Botanical garden, they had a display area where they hung them on fishing line. There would be a plant about every foot or so on a 5 or 6 foot line. A large fishing weight (like the triangle surf ones) was tied to the end to keep it taut. It was neat looking. I don't know whether to do separate mounts for each plant for group some together, or maybe try the fishing line.

[heatherm]

Very unique. Never saw them before. All very lovely.

Are those plants also called air plants?

Heather

[orchids4me]

I too really like the ball with the purple blooms. I hope its name can be figured out (what it is)
Thanks for sharing them
Emmaye

[lmartiny]

Yes, Heather, they are air plants.