Tillandsia 'Flamboyant' once a week coiled petals

coiled petals

this is a fascinating and decorative tree of the Sonoran and associated floral zones of northern Mexico into extreme southern California and Arizona

This is a natural hybrid apparently of (ionantha x lenca (formerly fasciculata ‘Hondurensis’) that came from Honduras and was given to Bill Timm some years ago

The plant develops a reddish pink veneer over all with a kind of grayish wash

Tillandsia 'Flamboyant' once a week coiled petalsC. I. T. E. S. The xerographica parent makes this plant ineligible for shipping outside of the U. S. Sorry! A cultivar of (Tillandsia xerographica x fasciculata) with a spectacular inflorescence. The plant itself more closely resembles the fasciculata parent with an upright rosette shape of narrow, tapering, semi stiff leaves of silvery green. The inflorescence is a tall scape with bright red bracts and seven or so vivid yellow branches with flaming