Tillandsia 'Velveteen' vipp 2-19 or maybe dumb luck

or maybe dumb luck

A gracefully tall and tubular species that grows on short

but since that clone was named there and not imported (back) to the U

The color is medium green with pale green variegation and light gray banding as with the chantinii parent

On one trip we found a bright red form

Tillandsia 'Velveteen' vipp 2-19 or maybe dumb luckA hybrid of (streptophylla x flabellata) that forms a slightly bulbous based plant with upright, channeled leaves, recurving towards the tips. The inflorescence is a loosely branched panicle with a central spike and five or so additional, long, slender branches growing at right angles, pink going green at the tips. The foliage has a good coating of trichomes giving the plant a velvety feel. Easy to grow mounted or even potted in an orchid type, fast