This species has been frequently confused with Tillandsia fasciculata. Plants of T. compressa that come from places other than the Caribbean are simply not. There are some forms of fasciculata and certainly others such as jalisco-monticola that have very inflated inflorescences, but they are only similar, not the same. Our plant is a form found in the Dominican Republic, with a large, open rosette shape and a massive inflorescence with several branches, all extremely inflated. The foliage is narrow, silvery gray and the inflorescence a stunning red and yellow with light violet flowers.
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