Tillandsia 'Forest Flame' vipp 1-22 Very persistent after blooming

Very persistent after blooming

but at any rate it ended up fantastic

This spotting gives the plant an impressive look

Years later our explorations took us to the arid scrub forests of western Ecuador and northern Peru where this plant was abundant

in a stoloniferous open rosette of stiff bronzy-reddish leaves

Tillandsia 'Forest Flame' vipp 1-22 Very persistent after bloomingA hybrid of 'Tropiflora' x chiapensis by Steve Correale. A large rosette of dark pewter colored leaves that taper to a point. The inflorescence is a cluster of upright, nearly cylindrical branches of deep red with a coat of trichomes that mutes the intense color to a deep rose. The inflorescence is short but with the branches exceeds the leaves. *VIPP plants are small, in bud