Tillandsia purpurea vipp 3-19 The plants are upright

The plants are upright

It was an obvious hybrid and the only possible parents were both growing in the same area

is a cluster of yellow branches and reddish bracts

The narrow banding covers both sides of the leaves and is much brighter than in most other clones

Tillandsia purpurea vipp 3-19 The plants are uprightA lovely and popular species for several reasons, easy growing, it is compact, freely offsetting and has a purple scape with white and purple very fragrant flowers. An easy growing denizen of Peru's nearly rainless coastal fog deserts. Short, succulent, silver leaves on a six inch stem. A desert dweller that can sometimes be found in enormous numbers and is widely variable over it's range.