We acquired this plant from a private collector in 2019. A very nice hybrid of T. rothii x brachycaulos, this plant has characteristics of both parents. The size and shape of T. rothii with wide lime-green recurving leaves forming an open rosette; the inflorescence grows tall with purple flowers at the tip. When in bloom the top leaves flush the vivid cherry-red of the T. brachycaulos parent.
Tillandsia 'Marvelous Masterpiece' is a beautifully shaped healthy plant. Even though the shipping box had been partially smashed, the plants inside were well packaged and undamaged. Thank you, Tropiflora!
Tillandsia nuptialis
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A handsome medium sized species that grows on a long stem in the manner of some forms of straminea, latifolia and others. In fact, when not in bloom, this species could easily be mistaken for the Mexican species albida. The stem is stiff and erect, to almost 12 inches, bearing 3 inch white leaves at right angles to the stem. The inflorescence sets it apart; a scape to about 6 inches tall with pale green to whitish bracts and starkly pure white flowers. Discovered in 1969 by Braga and Sucre growing on the huge rock monolith called Pedra Paraibuna near the border of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais where this species grows in a massive colony. So taken were they with the large white flowers that they named the plant nuptialis because it reminded them of the white of a wedding gown. Grows easily in bright, airy conditions.
A handsome, slender growing, clump forming species from Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. Described by Prof. Dr. Werner Rauh in 1984. A lithophyte, growing with several species of cacti, orchids and other bromeliad species. The foliage is silvery-lepidote, slender, in a loose upright rosette with an inflorescence about a long as the leaves, un-branched, with light red bracts and open white flowers.
A cliff-dwelling species from central Mexico; San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, and Hidalgo. Possibly because of its pupping habit, unlike typical monocarpic utriculata, it is popular with hobbyists and easy to grow. A decorative species, with many leaves in an upright rosette, grayish silver and rather thin. The inflorescence is branched and red to orange or pink, with green and pale green, whitish flowers. Many offsets proliferate at the base of this subspecies and form a dense cluster in time. These little pups can be removed to start new plants at a very small size. Grows best mounted in bright light.
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Tillandsia rodrigueziana lithophytic form
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A rock dwelling species from Oaxaca, Mexico. This form differs from the typical epiphytic form having more rigid reddish leaves in a 12 to 15 inch rosette and a stouter inflorescence of yellow branches. Found growing on rocks in canyon bottoms and occasionally on cliffs, in full sun. Grows in typical Tillandsia conditions in cultivation.
Our expert tillandsia grower spotted this clone mixed in with our very first batch of Tillandsia 'Eric Knobloch' and has been growing it, aside, for years. We finally separated it from the named hybrid and gave it it's own name. This clone of brachycaulos x streptophylla is darker and more purpleand just slightly smaller in size. An open rosette of light green, curling, silvery dusted leaves form a somewhat bulbous base. An inflorescence that has long, dark lavender blushing bracts and a tight cluster of violet branches rises about 5 inches above the foliage. A handsome, easy to grow and prolific plant.
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A Frank Messina hybrid that most likely includes some combination of Tillandsia capitata, concolor or fasciculata. A symmetrical open rosette similar in shape to T. fasciculata produces a bronze-peachy capitate head of tight branches when in bloom. Unusual and pretty.
Tillandsia Califano 'Large Form'
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The hybrid of (baileyi x ionantha) is both a hybrid by Mulford Foster and also occurs naturally in northern Mexico. Normally a cute miniature with short, 3 inch leaves in an upright, somewhat bottle-shaped rosette. This form is much larger, about double, and came from a wild collection in Tamaulipas, Mexico (SEL79-0005A) a number of years ago. Like the ‘normal form’ this one has an inflorescence that is a short simple scape with purple flowers and a reddish flush that extends to the upper leaves. This is just a more robust form.
Tillandsia 'Tall Stranger'
8135
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A cultivar of (albida x streptophylla) by Bill Timm. A good combination of parents with the plant most closely resembling the T. streptophylla parent with broad, channeled leaves heavily coated with silver trichomes. The leaves do not tend to curl as strongly as streptophylla but the base does form a bulbous shape. The plant forms an open rosette to about 12 inches or a little larger. The inflorescence is very tall with long, slender, pink branches held upright. The branching and coloration is a vestige of the streptophylla DNA but the slender nature is strictly from the albida parent.
Tillandsia 'Red Robin'
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Tillandsia ‘Red Robin’ (T. streptophylla 'Red' Belize (ex Bob Spivey) x T. streptophylla 'Red' (ex Steve Correale) is a Tropifloracultivar by Ray Lemieux, resulting from a series of crosses between several Tillandsia streptophyllas originating in Belize. The best of those, with reddish coloration, were crossed with ‘Spivey Belize Red’ (not sure if this is a registered plant. A clone of T. streptophylla). Selections of that cross were crossed with a red clone from Steve Correale. Select plants from that grex were crossed with another T. streptophylla called ‘Jim Irvin’s Pink. Best of that grex was crossed with another Tropiflora plant we call ‘Silver Fuzzy’ in 2017 (also not registered, a one-of). The best, reddest of that grex was selected to become ‘Red Robin’.
The plant is large and robust, with leaves that curl tightly, 17 inches long, 1.5 inches wide. A typical blooming plant, with spike, is 23 inches tall, with an inflorescence 17 inches tall with reddish-pink, 6-inch, curly bracts, and bearing a dozen or more silvery-pink branches. The bulbous base is approximately 6 x 6 inches.
A choice form that takes on a good red coloration in strong light.
I’ｍ satisfied because I received a larger plant than I expected.
It's a wonderful color.
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Edgardo V.
Excellent as always
Always a pleasure to buy from Tropiflora. The most beautiful and healthy plants you could ever receive and ultra fast shipping. Perfect packing. Thank you for always been an excellent seller. Highly recommended business.
Tillandsia 'Roland Red Cap'
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Bill Timm's hybrid of (rolandgosselini x capitata 'Red'). A graceful rosette of arching, grayish leaves to about 24 inches across. The inflorescence is tall with long scape bracts that blush peach color, and a tight cluster of yellowish branches.
Tillandsia occulta
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A Mexican species from Sinaloa state, our plant is a piece of the type plant collected by Harry Luther in 1993 and described in 1997. A clumping 'needle leaved' species that closely resembles the Florida endemic simulata. Tapering leaves are quite succulent and densely lepidote. The inflorescence is about as long as the foliage with up to six branches, silvery lepidote over green and bearing tubular purple flowers. Found in clusters growing on Bombax trees at about 3,500 feet of altitude.
