Tillandsia caput-medusae x Tillandsia brachycaulos
Tillandsia caput-medusae x Tillandsia brachycaulos
Tillandsia caput-medusae x Tillandsia brachycaulos
Tillandsia caput-medusae x Tillandsia brachycaulos
Tillandsia caput-medusae x Tillandsia brachycaulos

Tillandsia caput-medusae x Tillandsia brachycaulos

Regular price $6.00 Sale

Origins: Naturally occurring hybrid

Bloom: Upper foliage turns red and a short, simple, red and yellow inflorescence produces purple tubular flowers

Ideal for: Indoors/Outdoors

Light: Strong indirect, partial direct

Water: Spray or dunk twice a week, allow to dry within 6-8 hours.  Soak monthly to rehydrate up to 4 hours as necessary

 

I really like this hybrid, it's got all the best qualities of each parent.  It grows upright and has long tendril leaves that are wavy and curvy thanks to the caput parentage.  The leaves change color during bloom, which is a trait from the brachycaulos parentage.  Great price for a great plant