Tillandsia 'Ruby Slippers' FULL SUN leaf-like bracts

leaf-like bracts

You may be surprised to find some of Margaret's hybrids in your collection that you did not know you had

Our plants came originally from the collection of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with the accession number of SEL91-0099A

A hybrid by Jim Irvin

it forms little upright rosettes about 5 inches tall and 8 inches wide

Tillandsia 'Ruby Slippers' FULL SUN leaf-like bractsJim Irvins cultivar of (ionantha v. vanhyningi x caputmedusae Red form) shows some characteristics of both parents. Overall it is most similar to the caput medusae parent with a somewhat bulbous base and narrow leaves flaring outward. The leaves are semi terete but do not contort like caput medusae often does. The ionantha v. vanhyningii aspect comes through in the inflorescence which is a short scape of tight branches and rosy red bracts. At anthesis