Tillandsia Ty (Tillandsia ehlersiana x Tillandsia bulbosa)

Origins: Manmade hybrid

Bloom: Short, compound inflorescence with deep pink/reddish bracts and purple tubular flowers

Ideal for: Indoors/Outdoors (better outdoors while young, needs good air flow)

Light: Strong indirect and/or filtered light, some direct light okay once established/older

Water: Spray or dunk twice a week, allow to dry within 6-8 hours.  Soak for up to 2 hours as necessary and thoroughly dry to rehydrate during hotter and drier months

This clone I acquired from a local collector. Could be RFI’s original clone or it could be a clone from Tropiflora based on the other tagged plants in the collection. This is a gorgeous hybrid that has very dense trichomes, they are quite scurfy.  Influence from both parents is evident and the best qualities of each were passed on in this hybrid. Best displayed sideways or upside down while young to avoid rotting, strong light required for best growth in early years.  This is the same formula as Tillandsia Ty