Tillandsia rectangula EDUADOR becoming more yellow with age

becoming more yellow with age and with bright growing conditions

and light banding

silvery-gray leaves in an upright rosette to about 7 to 8 inches with a multi-branched inflorescence of bright red with light blue flowers

An upright

Tillandsia rectangula EDUADOR becoming more yellow with ageA neat little plant from the scrub forests in the southern cone of South America. Ball like clusters the size of melons are not uncommon in nature but one rarely sees such specimens in cultivation. The individual plants are tiny, about one inch, with stiff and contorted leaves. Usually an epiphyte, often a twig epiphyte, but sometimes found as a saxicole on rocks or cliffs. In cultivation it enjoys pure water and good air circulation.