Origins: Ecuador and Peru
Bloom: Short, simple inflorescence with distichous floral bracts and oversized fragrant purple flowers
Ideal for: Outdoors
Light: Strong indirect and/or filtered light
Water: Spray twice a week, allow to dry within 6-8 hours. Soak monthly to rehydrate up to 4 hours as necessary
This is a soft leaved fragrant species from Ecuador and Peru. It produces on of the larger tillandsia flowers which is purple in color and has a delicious fragrance. Despite having a more mesic appearance, this plant has done well in regular temps as low as 40 and grows quite quickly. Best grown in a fast draining, bark heavy substrate. Reclassified to the genus Racinea in 2017
