Tillandsia pucaraensis MISCELLANEOUS purplish on the edges with

purplish on the edges with a deep green surface and a light green center

Wally cracked some ribs when the ladder to the Ticuna Indian hut we were staying in broke

A curiosity as an epiphytic caudiciform plant

A choice little gem

Tillandsia pucaraensis MISCELLANEOUS purplish on the edges withA somewhat controversial species, we originally obtained this plant as Tillandsia pucaraensis and have kept the original name. From Northern Peru with semi soft gray foliage and a branched pink inflorescence, the narrow leaves form a leafy, upright rosette. We have different clones from other growers but this one most closely agrees with Ehlers' original description and many other illustrated pucaraensis. There is no way for us to resolve the question