Tillandsia durangensis Red Form JAVA as the plant matures it

as the plant matures it develops a cherry red veneer

The leaf edges are armed with long spines

and bronzed pink in bright diffused light covered in a fine scurf heaviest in the axils and on the tips

A clustering little plant from the highlands of Oaxaca with its leaves growing in a tight

it is long lasting

Tillandsia durangensis Red Form JAVA as the plant matures itThis is a rarely seen and rarely cultivated species from Mexico. Our plants were originally collected by Harry Luther in 1993 above Panuco, Sinaloa, Mexico, growing on rocks, and bear the Marie Selby Botanical Garden accession number of SEL1993 0065. An upright grower with strap like leaves about an inch wide at the base, tapering to a point. Slightly bulbous, and flaring. The inflorescence is a sinuous yellow rachis and yellow branches with red scape