Tillandsia 'Royal Sceptre' Size:Medium The inflorescence can grow to

The inflorescence can grow to over three feet and produces many two inch

reminiscent of the pseudobaileyi but leaves are coated with silvery trichomes giving it a softer look than that parent

At anthesis the plant turns a darker red color

branched and pinkish red with pale blue flowers

being a rather globular caudex

Tillandsia 'Royal Sceptre' Size:Medium The inflorescence can grow toA cultivar of a hybrid by Mark Dimmitt of Tillandsia ferreyrae x bulbosa, named by N. Wong. Taller and larger and leafier than bulbosa, but most resembling that parent. A handsome plant with an egg shaped, bulbous base and terete leaves that are mostly upright and somewhat wavy. Green with a slight veneer of silver trichomes, it blushes red on the upper leaves at anthesis. The inflorescence is tall, but not as tall as the foliage and bright reddish.