Another name for tielan

Tielan, also known as purple pineapple, as well as other names such as purple tielan, purple pineapple, racket tielan, long bract pineapple and purple wood handle pineapple

Growth habit of Cymbidium

Tielan is native to Ecuador. It likes a bright growing environment and needs a high temperature and high humidity environment. It can withstand drought and cold. Loose soil with good drainage is required, and rotten leaf soil is preferred

Tielan is more suitable for potted cultivation indoors. It can be cultured on the balcony and windowsill. It will have a good viewing effect in the living room or other living rooms

Common varieties of tielan

There are many other kinds of tielan. The common ones are: light purple pineapple, silver leaf pineapple and purple pineapple

1. Light purple pineapple. It is also known as Octopus flower pineapple. The plant is relatively short, the stem is thick, the leaf tip is long and sharp, the leaf color is grayish green, the inner leaves turn red before flowering, the flowers are lavender, and the stamens are dark yellow

2. Silver leaf pineapple. Silver leaf pineapple has no stem, the leaves are long needle shaped, and the leaf color is gray green. The base is yellowish white, the inflorescence is long and curved, the flowers are yellow or blue, and the arrangement is relatively loose. The old man's beard is also epiphytic, rootless and branched. It can grow in the air. The leaves are small and the flowers are not obvious

3. Purple pineapple. The plant height of this kind of plant is no more than 30 cm. The leaves are clustered on the shortened stem. The leaves are relatively narrow, linear and sharp at the apex. The leaves are 30 ~ 35 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. The color is green, with purple brown halo at the base and brown green on the back of the leaves. The scape is extracted from the leaf cluster and stands upright. It is short spike like inflorescence. The involucre is pink and overlaps into flat fan-shaped. The florets open from bottom to top and the color is blue-purple

Use of tielan garden on windowsill

Tielan is suitable for potted decoration indoors. It can be placed on balconies, windowsills, desks, etc. it can also be hung in the living room, tea room and flower arrangement foil materials. Tielan has a strong ability to purify the air. It can beautify the home and purify the environment. It is deeply loved by people

Origin distribution

It is native to Ecuador and subtropical America