Tillandsia magnispica MESQUITE weeping branches

weeping branches

wide leaves are mostly green with apiculate tips that are black above and red below

Tolerates cool temps well

The inflorescence is shorter and more well branched than either parent

red leaf tips and red marginal spines and a red leaf edge

Tillandsia magnispica MESQUITE weeping branchesThis species, from Oaxaca, Mexico, described by Espejo & Lopez Ferrari in 2008, has been often confused with the similar Tillandsia jalisco monticola. Aside from its range which is unique, this species differs from jalisco monticola in that the spike is never branched and is narrower, along with other anatomical differences. A large, spreading rosette with many narrow, dark silvery leaves to 24 inches across, with a simple inflorescence that is very