Family: Bromeliad
Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae:
Genus: Tillandsia
Sub-Genus:
Native distribution and habitat: The plant comes from Chapare, Cochabamba, Bolivia and is found igrowing as a terrestrial in rich open places at elevation of about 2000m
Growth habit: The plant grows large and is more typical of an Alcantrarea than a Tillandsia.
Foliage: The green leaves are broad and grow large.
Flowers: The tall reddish flower stem and inflorescence has many branches that producer an abundance of flowers. The bracts are green progressing to a
purple red at the ends while the flowers have purple petals.
Seed:
Pups: T. krukoffiana can produce large amounts of adventitious grass pups.
Cultivation: The plant is adaptable quite easy to grow but is better suited to out-doors culture.
Availability: Not often available.
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