Tillandsia 'Timm's Tribute' AECHMEA As with other species of

As with other species of Hydnophytum

heavily scurfed with silver trichomes

The type locality is near the town of Hidalgotitlán in the seasonally dry

Aside from the striped leaves

Tillandsia 'Timm's Tribute' AECHMEA As with other species ofBill Timms hybrid of 'Long John' x seleriana looks somewhat like a Tillandsia pseudobaileyi on steroids! In fact it has pseudobaileyi in the cross as Long John is (pseudobaileyi x intermedia). The plant grows much larger than any parent plant, to 18 inches tall with a thick, bulbous base and slender, terete leaves. The plant bears faint dark stripes on the leaves, reminiscent of the pseudobaileyi but leaves are coated with silvery trichomes giving it