A complete unknown. This lovely plant has been growing in our collection for at least 20 years without an identification. A long, leafy, almost fasciculata looking plant that produces striking yellow-orange multi-branched inflorescence.
The Florida native form of this widespread species which has a range that runs from Florida and the Bahamas to Northern South America. An upright, tubular, vase-shaped plant with broadly tapering, spiraled leaves. The color is brownish-green with a coating of silver trichomes that normally forms in bands. The inflorescence is tall, thin and usually branched, normally green in Florida, but can be reddish sometimes. The flowers are arranged at right angles and are rosy/pink. Often a twig epiphyte in nature, it is easy to grow mounted. Keep warm, (above 40's) as this is an especially tropical species that in Florida is restricted to the southern Everglades and coastal regions of South Florida.
Tillandsias (Air Plants) by the Pound - Different Varieties Available!
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Introducing ourAssorted Tillandsia by the Pound— the ultimate special for decluttering our greenhouses while offering our customers an unbeatable deal!
As we make room for new items, we’re offering our top-selling products at a fraction of the cost. This is your chance to get a large quantity of items that will elevate your gardens, greenhouses, or homes.
You will receive a grower's choice variety of healthy plants which may include previously bloomed plants with pups or some with slight damage. All plants are shipped unwrapped and untagged. Select all of one kind or mix-n-match. It's up to you!
The plastic trays weigh 0.40 lb, which reflects in the images shown. You will not be receiving 1.40 lbs of plants, only 1 lb. as stated. Plastic tray not included.
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*VIPP discount will NOT APPLY to this product due to the deep discounts already applied in the price.
A very attractive Colombian species with a showy spike of inflated branches of bright orange-red, that persists for some months. Growing to about 10in with dark green foliage in an upright rosette. Easy to grow, thriving potted in an orchid-type mix or mounted.
Tillandsia balbisiana The Florida form of this wide ranging species that occurs from Florida, the Caribbean down through Mexico and Central America and Northern South America. The Florida form tends to grow in open woods and cypress swamps from twigs in the full sun to shaded hammocks. An elongated bulbous base formed by the leaves that constrict before flaring out to an open but few leaved rosette. The inflorescence is tall, branched and lacquer red. An easy and rewarding species to grow.
This lovely hybrid was made here at Tropiflora in 2013-2014 by Tropiflora employee Ray Lemieux, crossing exserta x chiapensis. Favoring the exserta parent in appearance this plant matures at a foot tall but the 2-foot tall inflorescence calls to mind the chiapensis parent with its soft pink scurfy bracts.
