Hechtia hybrid AS105 x AS019 VIPP 11-12 Tillandsia babuagrandensis is a species

Tillandsia babuagrandensis is a species with a simple inflorescence of pinkish red from Peru in the region of Bagua Grande in the state of Amazonas and the didisticha is a handsome species from Bolivia and Argentina with a branched pink inflorescence

with rather large spines

The parentage is Dyckia Cherry Coke x Deuterocohnia brevispicata

AND CANNOT BE EXPORTED

Growing in bright light and limited fertilizer

Hechtia hybrid AS105 x AS019 VIPP 11-12 Tillandsia babuagrandensis is a speciesOne of Andy Siekkinen's Hechtia hybrids. Both parents are undescribed species. AS105 is the stoloniferous species from Queretaro, Mexico. AS019 is a solitary undescribed species from Guanajuato, Mexico. Both parents may be forms of the species Hechtia glomerata. Mature size for this hybrid is 14 to 16 inches across. Green recurving leaves with white scurf covering the leaf edges and spines. When stressed the leaf edges turn red.