Tillandsia albertiana Size:Small Clump velvety quality but sturdy nonetheless

velvety quality but sturdy nonetheless

with an 'orchid type' fertilizer

a cultivar of (carolinae variegated x Hannibal Lecter x Tiger Cub)

Mature plants are suffused with random purplish areas

Mature at 26 inches across and 20 inches tall

Tillandsia albertiana Size:Small Clump velvety quality but sturdy nonethelessA clump forming Argentinian species that grows two to six inches tall. Slender plants with almost terete leaves are glabrous, smooth and green. Half inch strikingly vivid red flowers are among the most striking in the bromeliad world with spreading corolas. A saxicole in nature, it grows well mounted or will form a ball of plants by simply hanging it from a string. Likes bright light and good air circulation.