Tillandsia ionantha on colored wire Mounted Tillandsia capitata 'Peach' and named by Edouard Morren

and named by Edouard Morren in 1881

It is a cross between Neoregelia 'Fireball' and N

This plant has apple green leaves that flush red with spots and splats

purple and tubular

It makes a great looking clump after several years growth

Tillandsia ionantha on colored wire Mounted Tillandsia capitata 'Peach' and named by Edouard MorrenTillandsia ionantha comes from Central America, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. It grows as an epiphyte up in the tree canopies and on scrub bushes. It grows in hot and dry environments and so is well adapted to drought and full sun. Ionantha is from the Greek 'Ion' meaning purple, and 'Anthos' which means flower. When the Tillandsia ionantha's come into their flowering process they color up really well turning fiery red, and then will