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title: "Help!!! My pups off my pink quill tillandsia started doing THIS? I…"
description: "Help!!! My pups off my pink quill tillandsia started doing THIS? I thought the most shriveled one was a random death due to being under watered, but apparently…"
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# Help!!! My pups off my pink quill tillandsia started doing THIS? I…

_Geplaatst door Zach op 2025-02-28_

Help!!!

My pups off my pink quill tillandsia started doing THIS? I thought the most shriveled one was a random death due to being under watered, but apparently not because the other to below started doing the same, even on a fixed watering schedule.  
If there are any possibilities with anything, I would like to know because I really want to improve!

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vSDEVtkIt5xovZGKTyCyJkCvIZhjvDhWNDahYKJ5KfY/tYacWlwJQtSqQrajYYRDxg.webp?size=large)

## 8 reacties

### Might be sentient reageerde op 2025-02-28

How much light are they getting? What is your watering schedule?

#### Zach antwoordde op 2025-02-28

Some light by my plant grow lights, but I water them 3 times a week

### Might be sentient reageerde op 2025-02-28

Also do you mean pink quill bromeliad?

#### Zach antwoordde op 2025-02-28

My bad, apparently they were formerly placed in Tillandisa, but now are placed in Wallisia

### Might be sentient reageerde op 2025-02-28

That’s alright! Usually with bromeliads I’d recommend propagating them in some kind of medium. I think they might be drying out too fast. I like to mount mine using sphagnum moss on wood, it looks cool.

### Might be sentient reageerde op 2025-02-28

You can always just put them in some well draining soil though

#### Zach antwoordde op 2025-02-28

TYSM, you are such a life saver 🫶  
I will probably do just that.  
Thankyou.

### KJM reageerde op 2025-02-28

Do you mist them daily? Do you use distilled or filtered water? Do you soak them in a bowl of water. Periodically, maybe every 7 to 14 days? Air plants will not do well planted in soil even though they are bromeliads. I suppose there could be exceptions but in general air plants do not thrive in soil.

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