Family: Bromeliad
Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae:
Genus: Tillandsia
Sub-Genus:
Native distribution and habitat: Suggestions from Rauh are that the plant came from the Province of Jujuy, Northern Argentina at about 1,300 m elevation.
Incidently the town of Jujuy was named the little silver cup after the route silver from the mines took through the town.
Growth habit: A mature plant is 140 mm high with the rosette spreading to 170 mm. Over time, the plant can form large colonies.
Foliage: A stiff-leaved species. The leaves are about 120 mm long and tapper to a point x 13 mm wide at the base.
Flowers: An interesting aspect of the inflorescence (200 mm high) is that the many small flowers form they create a spiral. The plants bracts blush red pink
when in bud and the lightly keeled petals are pinkish white with darker purple flecks om the petals which are visible with a loupe.
Seed:
Pups: As the plant finished flowering it produces up to 4 pups.
Cultivation: The plant is easy to grow and is a vigorous grower.
Availability: Rare, not often available.
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