[GrowRR] Rooted or Non-rooted

[derek butcher]

Benetay
If you grew your Tillandsias from seed they would all have roots including
T. usneoides. Remember there is nobody in the wild who is assigned to
removing offsets and attaching them to the next tree. All plant movement is
by seed. In Nature, tillandsias have to survive on very little nutrient and
most if not all gets to the plant via the leaves - the roots are there to
stop the plants falling off! So don't worry about roots. I have had lots
that flower happily without roots.
Regarding seasonal weather conditions to induce or not induce flowering you
will have to study the climatic conditions of its homeland. Some will
flower in Singapore some will not. Some you may need to put in the fridge
for a short while. Some have succeeded with this method and some left them
in too long!
You must experiment and discuss problems with other Singaporeans. We can
only guess.
Uncle Derek

At 11:42 PM 7/04/04 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I'll like to understand the difference in tillandsia with roots and
without roots. Usually when i get tillandsia i'll try to get those that
have live roots so that they can root to the moulting media easier. In any
case if live roots isn't present i'll still get them without roots.
>
>Now my question is is there a difference in growing with and without
roots? Will ther be difference in growth rate, photosynthesis rate,
nutrient uptake,etc...
>
>Does smaller plants root easier then larger plants? I've plants that can
root pretty quickly in my tank. I usually buy smaller plants because they
root faster then larger plants which might never root at all.(correct me if
i'm wrong)
>
>Does most tillandsia need a drastic fluctuation of temperature from day to
night and vise versa to actually induce them to produce inflorence? The
temp. here in Singapore is usually pretty constant all year round. 
>
>I"ll like to hear everybodies view on this, thanks alot!
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>Regards,
>Benetay.
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