Tillandsia cacticola 'Silver Clone' VIPP 7-22-19 Known as the Zig-Zag tree

Known as the Zig-Zag tree

shape and size

rounded rosette shape

it is the only species in the genus Decaryia

leathery leaves are borne on a stout stem and grow 90 degrees opposite from the leaves below

Tillandsia cacticola 'Silver Clone' VIPP 7-22-19 Known as the Zig-Zag treeA species of northern and central Peru where it lives as an epiphyte in thorn forests of the arid foothills in the eastern Andes. Long popular with hobbyists it has been cultivated for years and several very fine clones have been selected out, chosen for size, foliage color and of course the inflorescences. This form has especially silvery leaves in a large growing rosette of many leaves. The inflorescence is about 18 inches tall with many lavender