Tillandsia cristagalii JAMAICA this pendulous species makes a

this pendulous species makes a great addition to a plant collection

but it did not persist in cultivation

When well grown

Larry Giroux

spaced a half inch to an inch apart

Tillandsia cristagalii JAMAICA this pendulous species makes aThis species is known only from the type locality near Buenos Aires in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. An epiphyte in pine oak forests at 5,800 feet in altitude, it seems to thrive at sea level in Florida. The species resembles Til. tricolor, but has more and broader, light green leaves. The inflorescence has cylindrical branches arranged polystichously, yellow green with red tips, and is much more heavily branched than tricolor. Flowers are violet,