Tillandsia 'Steve' Pink Form vipp 4-9 this plant has the crisped

this plant has the crisped edges and long graceful leaves fixed in a symmetrical rosette as Cryptanthus zonatus

A large grower with four-inch wide leaves that are green in color with white margins and small marginal spines

orange branches with orange bracts

Easily forms small clumps after anthesis

It was collected in Northwestern Argentina by Ruby Ryde of Australia some years back and we never were able to get a positive identification

Tillandsia 'Steve' Pink Form vipp 4-9 this plant has the crispedA pink form of this spectacular cross by Steve Correale of (chiapensis x fasciculata Magnificent) SC. A good blend of the parents; the basic shape of a fasciculata, but with more substance and scurffing, like the chiapensis parent. The inflorescence has the shape of the fasciculata, which is an outstanding form native to northern Panama, but is a bit thicker and heavily dusted with the silver trichomes over red that makes the inflorescence fuzzy pink