Tillandsia cacticola 'Long Form Silver' vipp 10-9 Very slow growing

Very slow growing

In good light the red bars become very dark to almost black in color and the red pattern is noticeable on both sides of the leaves

' with 12+ lanceolate leaves with dense serration and crisped wavy margins

Chestnut red

but on the whole it does very well and the variegation has persisted for years

Tillandsia cacticola 'Long Form Silver' vipp 10-9 Very slow growingA tall growing form of this species of northern and central Peru where it lives as an epiphyte in thorn forests of the arid foothills in the eastern Andes. Many variations, forms and cultivars have been selected from this species that long been popular with hobbyists. This form has broad, curling, silvery leaves the grow in a longer cluster. The inflorescence is about 18 to 24 inches tall, above the foliage, and is topped with a cluster of pinkish