A native of south-central, western Mexico, this is one of the most sought Tillandsias for collections, and with good reason. The plants are simply beautiful. Each forms a neat, open rosette of wide, glabrous, slightly orange colored leaves, which recurve downward to form an almost ball like appearance. The inflorescence is tall with multiple, inflated bright yellow and red branches. Very bright and long lasting. Takes on more vivid colors in strong light. Grows best mounted. Does not like cold!
A tall-growing form of this species of northern and central Peru where it lives as an epiphyte in thorn forests of the arid foothills in the eastern Andes. Many variations, forms and cultivars have been selected from this species that long been popular with hobbyists.
This form has broad, curling, silvery leaves the grow in a longer cluster. The inflorescence is about 18 to 24 inches tall, above the foliage, and is topped with a cluster of pinkish-lavender branches. In nature this plant grows in mostly full sun in an arid climate, receiving most of its moisture from nightly fogs. For best results keep in a bright and airy location.
Seed grown plants of this back cross of Mercury, tends to have fairly narrow leaves with large spines, giving a scalloped appearance to the leaf margins. Dark bronzy to brown base color with silver scurf.
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Once in the Pseudo-Catopsis subfamily of Tillandsia which was elevated to Racinaea. Native to the arid thorn forests of Ecuador and Northern Peru where colonies of hundreds stand out with their distinctive yellow coloration and most unusual, multi-branched, lace-like, almost white inflorescence. A most unusual species, certainly one of the best of the genus, with easy cultural requirements like that of most Tillandsias; Grow epiphytically or in well drained media in bright shade to nearly full sun and water as needed, once to a few times per week, keep drier in winter.
A dramatic Steve Correale cross of Till. chiapensis x Till. botteri. This is a grex sibling to T. 'King Cobra', with differences mainly found in the overall size of the plant and shape of the inflorescence. A large grower with a loose rosette shape that can reach 20 inches across and 20 inches tall. The leaves are thick and leathery, heavily scurfed with silver trichomes, silvery but tinting pinkish-red in strong light. The inflorescence can be 30 inches tall with long, thick, upright and curving branches of dark pink-red.
Beautiful and healthy plant in bloom when I picked it up. Tropiflora has been my go-to place for plants for over 35 years!
Dyckia 'Beloved Raquel'
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A leafy, symmetrical rosette of narrowly tapering leaves with prominent marginal spines. Color is bronzy-green and a silvery sheen. The huge marginal spines are starkly silvery white. A choice plant from Frank Hejtmanek.
A large growing hybrid by Bill Baker. Long narrow lightly recurving leaves, with small spines, that are purple green with heavy silver scurf. Grows to 16 inches across. Grows best with bright light to full sun.
Aechmea nudicaulis ‘Alba’. This is a handsome curiosity from the hugely variable nudicaulis group. A medium sized plant at about 12 to 16 inches tall, narrowly tubular, with a deep ‘thumb print’ near the base of each leaf. The leaves are green and the bracts and flowers are both white. First brought into cultivation by Wally Berg from one of his Brazilian trips.
