Black thumbprint on the edge of each leaf
upright vase-shaped plant with dark leaves and a lovely orange bottle-brush-like inflorescence
In cultivation it takes on a bit more red but still has a distinct yellow center at anthesis
It can reach 30 inches across and is a good landscape plant for south Florida
The latest grex from Jim Pearce
Tillandsia nizandensis vipp 10-15 Black thumbprint on the edgeA species with long very thin, grassy leaves, that are stiff, succulent and form a spreading, funnelform rosette. Closely resembling Tillandsia hammeri, it differs in being larger, more spreading, less silvery and stoloniferous. The inflorescence has more and wider branches but is more compact and taller, among other differences. Native to limestone outcrops near Nizanda, Oaxaca, Mexico, it was first collected by Ehlers and only described in 2016. The