Tillandsia boliviensis RED mixed in with wild taken

mixed in with wild taken plants shipped as T

A heavy veneer of magenta obscures the green and covers most of the leaves

The plant has a squat bottle shape

As the plant grew and matured it was obvious that it was not a heleniceae at all

Tillandsia boliviensis RED mixed in with wild takenA cluster of tapering leaves, silvery with heavy trichomes. The inflorescence is a simple spike of pink, dusted with silver, bearing white flowers. We collected this plant quite some years ago at a very high altitude, about 12,000 feet. They were growing on rocks in full sun and were coated with heavy dust from the nearby dirt road. We never expected this plant to survive in Florida, at sea level, but survive they did, and thrive. They are slow