Family: Bromeliad
Sub-Family: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Tillandsia
Sub-Genus:
Seed parent: T. xerographica - Subgenus: Tillandsia
Pollen parent: T. riohondoensis - previously T. capitata peach
Subgenus: Tillandsia
Growth habit: The plant grows into a very large plant over a metre across with a stunning rosette where the outer leaves curve downward below the base of the plant.
Foliage: The leaves are soft and covered with a dusting of white trichomes which blush peach pink - this gives affords the plant very attractive foliage
Flowers: The plant form a very thick inflorescence that rises well above the leaf crown and is capped with red pink bracts from which a series of purple flowers emerge.
Pups:
Seed:
Cultivation: The plant needs some attention, make sure it faces east to gather the morning sun but misses the direct midday sun and mist regularly.
Availability: T. Xerographica x T. riohondoensis is a is a beautiful but rare Tillandsia
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