One of Steve Correale’s hybrids that we love and just had to name. We thought long and hard about a name and finally thought to name it for Steve’s late wife who passed away recently. Steve has inspired us with his Tillandsia hybrids and with being a great guy, an asset to the bromeliad society and a good friend to many. Steve was also a happily married man and he and his wife were together over sixty years. We figured that she deserved our thanks for helping Steve with his hobby and allowing us to enjoy his talents all these years. I asked Steve’s permission to name the plant after Bea and he said that he would be honored. 

Two outstanding parents; streptophylla x chiapensis both lend their best characteristics to this cross. Silvery all over with a pinkish tint, bulbous based with a short scape with long silver branches and bracts that blush pinkish at anthesis. Broad leaves of heavy substance make this a heavy and substantial plant. Note that this plant is different from the same cross by Dimmitt named ‘Royal Rene’.

Rarely does such a special plant come along. This is a dramatically variegated form of Tillandsia riohondoensis, the Guatemalan plant known variously as 'Rio Hondo', cf. capitata, capitata ‘Peach,’ and other names, but is a spectacular and easy to cultivate plant. This amazing sport came about from a plant with a few variegated leaves. The next generation produced normal plants and one perfectly variegated specimen. To see what a typical blooming plant would look like; visit our product #144 to see a non-variegated plant in bloom.

Care of this species is easy, it is a warm grower with no special needs, best kept in bright indirect light, watered ‘normally’ or about once or twice a week and fed from time to time. The variegation in on every leaf, so this plant should produce 100% variegated offshoots and you can usually expect about five from a plant this size. A one of a kind prize!

Tillandsia xerographica x roland-gosselinii 

C.I.T.E.S. - The xerographica parent makes this plant ineligible for shipping outside of the U.S. Sorry!

A probable cross of (duratii x stricta). A rosette-shaped plant with narrow, stiff, silvery-gray, succulent leaves spanning 16 inches. The inflorescence is an arching, branched panicle, purple in color with open, purplish flowers that have a fragrance similar to the duratii parent, but not as strong.

A silvery cross of duratii x gardneri. Somewhat caulescent with broad leaves, heavily covered in silvery trichomes and slightly curling at their tips. A purple inflorescence has tightly erect branches and mauve flowers.

Named by Singapore grower Ian Liaw in honor of his wife June Tew. 

A hybrid of (albertiana x zecheri). An interesting and somewhat variable plant with a 6 inch stem covered with dark purple-green, shiny leaves or sometimes silvery gray leaves. The inflorescence is short with purple flowers. A colorful plant that makes clusters of offsets. Very easy to cultivate mounted or hanging from a string. 

V.I.P.P. 07/06/26 MIXED SIZES - 2" to 8" growers choice. Plants are on the greener side because they are recently fertilized.

Tillandsia ‘Red Robin’ (T. streptophylla 'Red' Belize (ex Bob Spivey) x T. streptophylla 'Red' (ex Steve Correale) is a Tropiflora cultivar 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 species of Bolivia that forms heavy clusters of plants with moderately stiff, tapering, channeled leaves that are coated on both sides with silvery trichomes. An inflorescence exceeds the length of the leaves and is a simple spike with a green rachis and reddish bracts (bright red in nature) and very large, spreading white flowers.

From the State of Santa Cruz, this species lives on both rocks and trees at altitudes of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. We have grown this species for years here in Florida and find it easy to cultivate. It likes bright light, but protect from mid day sun in cultivation.

A really fine form from the widely variable capitata group. Rather large, to over a foot tall, it has leathery leaves in an upright rosette. The foliage is pinkish tan and the inflorescence, a capitate head with long blushing bracts, colors a bright peach color which lasts for a considerable period. This Mexican native most commonly occurs as a lithophyte in habitat, but grows easily potted or mounted on wood or stone.