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leaf-like red bracts
with fairly narrow leaves tapering from about
A handsome hybrid of orlandiana x fosteriana made by Mulford Foster in 1945 and named after his son
The inflorescence is a short rachis with red branches and a corresponding blush in the upper leaves at anthesis
After the plant bloomed for us bloom for us it was obvious that it is not Hechtia argentia
Tillandsia tricolor v. melanocrater SEL1985-0700 FLOWERING leaf-like red bractsThis is a slightly larger clone of this species from Mexico and Central America. Originally collected 12 km NE of Huatusco, Veracruz Mexico in oak forest, it came to us from the Marie Selby Botanical Garden (SEL1985 0700). An upright growing plant to 12 inches with a simple, lanceolate inflorescence of red and yellow. Usually epiphytic, sometimes lithophytic in nature, it is easy to grow and a faithful bloomer with leaves that blush reddish in strong