Tillandsia sprengeliana COLD HARDY The red-brown to dark olive

The red-brown to dark olive green broad leaves have a darker midrib and irregular

very leafy

The underside of the leaves are green with red bands and the top side of the leaves have a rich red mahogany veneer with darker red bands

Gardens of these giants are still found on bare granite slopes in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro where they grow in full sun

Harry observed that it had many characteristics in common with Nidularium and thus he concluded that it was probably an xNidusincoraea (previously xOrtholarium)

Tillandsia sprengeliana COLD HARDY The red-brown to dark oliveThis is a lovely small species from eastern Brazil, with many soft, silvery gray leaves in a compact, closed rosette. The inflorescence has very bright rosy red bracts and dark pink flowers. Rare in nature and in cultivation.