Tillandsia 'Marvelous Masterpiece' vipp 4-30 A solid silver green vase-shaped

A solid silver green vase-shaped plant with 3 inch wide leaves

Maroon red with green streaks

A stunning hybrid from Jim Pearce

A ‘reverse’ variegated sport with random central variegation rather than the albomargination seen in ‘Milagro’

pinkish ovaries and ‘clock spring’ petals that are gray on the outside and yellowish on the inside

Tillandsia 'Marvelous Masterpiece' vipp 4-30 A solid silver green vase-shapedWe acquired this plant from a private collector in 2019. A very nice hybrid of T. rothii x brachycaulos, this plant has characteristics of both parents. The size and shape of T. rothii with wide lime green recurving leaves forming an open rosette; the inflorescence grows tall with purple flowers at the tip. When in bloom the top leaves flush the vivid cherry red of the T. brachycaulos parent.