Tillandsia elizabethae x ionantha 'Fuego' VIPP 7-15 Bulbous based with pinkish-tinted

Bulbous based with pinkish-tinted

The inflorescence becomes very heavy with age and may need to be staked to keep it erect

A very unusual color and pattern that is reminiscent of snake skin

about a foot tall with 3-4 stems

The rosette is very full

Tillandsia elizabethae x ionantha 'Fuego' VIPP 7-15 Bulbous based with pinkish-tintedThis Bill Timm hybrid is a cultivar of (elizabethae x ionantha Fuego). As is often the case with hybrids made with various forms of Tillandsia ionantha, this one takes on the basic shape of the that species, but is far larger at about 8 inches tall. A strict, upright rosette of many leaves, green with silver trichomes and no blush at anthesis. The inflorescence is a scape that remains within the rosette, pink with blue flowers.