A beautiful yellow-blushing form with white flowers, that we found in Costa Rica back in 2002 on a trip along with Chester Skotak and Hiroyuki Takizawa. We do not have many, even after all this time. It’s a little slower to grow than the typical form, but is worth the wait. SEL2002-0299.

A rare and handsome lithophytic species from Guerrero, Mexico with succulent, silvery leaves that are fairly narrow, forming a somewhat bulbous based rosette to about 8 inches across or so. A clumping species that forms large colonies of many plants.

Quite beautiful in bloom, it has a spike with several branches that is bright pink and longer than the leaves. Flowers are deep purple-blue. We originally obtained this plant from Prof. Dr. Werner Rauh who was the author of this species.

(Puya tuberosa (Baker clone) x Encholirium species #1 from Rudolph Schulz (Ray Lemieux), Spineless silvery foliage with a branching burgundy inflorescence.  A nice choice for a full-sun spot in your landscape.

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A smallish species of Tillandsia that grows on a long stem.  The narrow, stiff leaves are 2 to 3 inches long spaced along the stem and taper to a point.  The overall color is dark purplish with a silvery tint.  The inflorescence is a 2 inch scape with bright pink bracts and flaring blue flowers.  Clumps are easily formed and once a clump forms, the plants can be suspended from a string for cultivation. 

Native to Rio Grande do Sul in Southern Brazil, it has a strong resemblance to T. aeranthos though it must be significantly different enough to deserve species status.  Our plants came originally from the collection of Elton Leme. 

A cross of (ionantha ‘red’ x bulbosa lg form) by Bill Timm. Kind of unique we think because usually anything crossed with ionantha ends up looking more like a big ionantha.  Tillandsia ‘Luke’ is an exception, with a bulbous base and upright habit, it resembles the bulbosa parent.  More silvery than green it also has many more leaves than a bulbosa. 

When blooming the whole upper whorl of leaves and the inflorescence blushes red with blue flowers.  It is a stunning plant, not large, but showy. 

This Ed Edmiston hybrid is a cultivar of ‘Jet Age’ x lacerdae ‘Menescal’ having 10+ lanceolate leaves forming a medium plant to 12″ in diameter with a full round, open, flat rosette.  The plants are larger than Cryptanthus lacerdae ‘Menescal,’ but lacks the long stolons.  The light chocolate background leaf color is marked with silvery grey central and marginal longitudinal stripes.  The bottom of the leaf is covered in a medium dense lineated white scurf.

We offer cork pieces already broken into useful sizes, especially useful for those who may find it difficult to break pieces up by hand. Thickness varies from about a half inch to an inch and weighs 2 ounces (small) and 6 ounces (medium) each.

This material is widely touted to be the best and most durable substrate for mounting epiphytic plants; resisting rot and pests and lasting for many years under greenhouse conditions. The upper surface is rough and craggy and the underside, harder and fairly smooth. This product is harvested sustainably in Portugal from Quercus suber, the cork oak, and it's main use is for bottle stoppers and shoe soles. This is a completely natural product. Easily broken into any size needed and can be 'drilled' with an awl or ice pick. 

A caulescent, clumping species from Peru with stiff, erect, green leaves at almost right angles to the stem.

The inflorescence consists of a six inch spike of bright red with white flowers. A slow grower and reluctant bloomer but easy to grow under ‘typical’ Tillandsia conditions.

A tiny, 3 to 4 inch rosette of stiff, gray leaves that forms stoloniferous clusters. The inflorescence is a 4 inch spike of vivid red. Native to Peru and Ecuador where it forms huge epiphytic colonies in bombax trees, that may run into the thousands. Grow as a xeric Tillandsia, do not pot. This is a must-have plant.

This is a stunning species that was new to science in 1992. Since then it has entered cultivation and has been quite widely cultivated. As with any new plant, eventually one or more clones are selected to be grown on and the rest seem to fade into oblivion. There are already a few clones that have been given cultivar names and more that may.

This one we simply call the ‘best clone’ here at the nursery, not just because of its nice bloom, but because of the foliage. This form is light green with rosy red leaf tips. The red coloration extends inward with maturity and especially in fall when the temperatures begin to moderate. The inflorescence of this form is nice too; a panicle of fiery-red berries and red flowers which rises well above the foliage. A must for your collection and great in landscapes.

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An interesting and truly beautiful caulescent species from Paraguay with a very long stem bearing dozens of stiff, bronzy, 4 inch leaves. The inflorescence is a branching red spike with white flowers. We obtained our first specimen in the mid 1980’s from Prof. Dr. Werner Rauh, after he first described the species. We started with a single specimen and have released this plant periodically since. Easy to cultivate in bright light and good air circulation.

A spectacular hybrid of (concolor x roland-gosselinii). A large grower with fairly stiff, narrow leaves of dark gray, resembling a Til. fasciculata somewhat in an open rosette to about 24 inches across.

The inflorescence is nothing short of spectacular with five to seven, deep red, glossy branches on a scape that rises just above the center of the plant. Very long lasting in color. An exceptional plant!