Tillandsia duratii Size:Small coiled petals

coiled petals

A choice specimen for patio or landscape and new for collectors as well

An inflorescence with long red scape bracts and a cluster of glabrous

The leaves are green colored and have narrow white margins and are heavily banded with dark red

The inflorescence is a spiny head of many recurving

Tillandsia duratii Size:Small coiled petalsThe granddaddy of fragrant Tillandsias. Native to Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina where the trees in the arid Chaco are filled with this weird and wonderful, highly fragrant species. Having seen many thousands growing wild, I would have to call the plant a vining species. The stem may grow to several feet long in older specimens and the leaves reach out and twist into tight curls at the tips. In nature, it may actually climb to the uppermost part of a