Tillandsia guenthernolleri full shade vittata ‘Domingoes Martins’

vittata ‘Domingoes Martins’

Looking rather like a Hechtia with bright silver foliage and very large spines

A fairly new species of Sincoraea published by Louzada Wanderley

A spectacular plant with 3 inch wide leaves in an 18 inch wide rosette

A variegated clone of this species which is a rather large plant native to Venezuela and it’s offshore islands

Tillandsia guenthernolleri full shade vittata ‘Domingoes Martins’A large growing species from the area where Jalisco, Colima and Michoacan states of Mexico come together, it is found in all three. Growing in full sun, mainly on the ground in open scrub amongst deciduous shrubs and small trees, it can reach about 24 inches tall and when in bloom, over six feet tall! Such heights though are rarely attained in cultivation. The foliage is silvery grey tinting pinkish in an upright, vase shaped rosette. The