Tillandsia tricholepis purple flowers A species discovered and named

A species discovered and named by Teresa Strehl from an area near the city of Porto Allegre in Rio Grande do Sul in the town of Dom Feliciano

The 3 inch wide leaves are covered with tiny red dots and the occasional red concentric banding

fairly rigid green leaves and a very showy inflorescence that is a panicle of reddish-orange branches and bracts and yellow flowers

in an open rosette with leaves that recurve and twist

It should be noted that this plant has no official botanical status

Tillandsia tricholepis purple flowers A species discovered and namedNative Brazil to Bolivia and Argentina is a cascading plant with tiny green or grayish leaves on little stems. Clusters are handsome and produce little yellowish flowers. A widely variable species in the subgenus Diaphoranthema, it varies from very slight, wispy foliage to sturdy, fat stems that can hang to 12 inches or more. Our clone is from Bolivia and is one of the smaller forms that forms clusters and grows fairly rapidly. Grows naturally as a