Tillandsia rectangula EDUADOR hardy landscape bromeliad

hardy landscape bromeliad

light green blushing coppery pink and suffused with reddish speckles and a black leaf tips ending in a hook like spine

and light banding

At anthesis

Tillandsia rectangula EDUADOR hardy landscape bromeliadA neat little plant from the scrub forests in the southern cone of South America. Ball like clusters the size of melons are not uncommon in nature but one rarely sees such specimens in cultivation. The individual plants are tiny, about one inch, with stiff and contorted leaves. Usually an epiphyte, often a twig epiphyte, but sometimes found as a saxicole on rocks or cliffs. In cultivation it enjoys pure water and good air circulation.