Tillandsia penduliscapa Size:Single (VIPP) White flowers emerge between all

White flowers emerge between all the lower bracts creating a vivid display

(That plant was recently given species status as Tillandsia lenca)

cross information not yet reported

Our plants came from the collection of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with the accession number of SEL 2006-0021 and is reportedly from adjacent Santa Catarina state

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Tillandsia penduliscapa Size:Single (VIPP) White flowers emerge between allOne of the Tillandsias formerly assigned to Vriesea. Native to the wet forests on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. The type locality is Azuay Province, between Limon and Indanza which is a very wet, cloud forest type habitat. Many mesic species are from this area which is rich in epiphytes of all kinds. It forms a fairly large upright rosette of gray leaves about a foot tall. The leaves are about a half in wide mid leaf and taper