Tillandsia durangensis Red Form JAVA The leaf edges are armed

The leaf edges are armed with long spines

having a very similar flower

A clustering little plant from the highlands of Oaxaca with its leaves growing in a tight

Can grow to 18 inches

Tillandsia durangensis Red Form JAVA The leaf edges are armedThis is a rarely seen and rarely cultivated species from Mexico. Our plants were originally collected by Harry Luther in 1993 above Panuco, Sinaloa, Mexico, growing on rocks, and bear the Marie Selby Botanical Garden accession number of SEL1993 0065. An upright grower with strap like leaves about an inch wide at the base, tapering to a point. Slightly bulbous, and flaring. The inflorescence is a sinuous yellow rachis and yellow branches with red scape