Ursulaea tuitensis vipp 12-4 © 2010 Bill & Margaret

© 2010 Bill & Margaret Paterson

In Florida there are many color forms and amongst them is an alba form with a pinkish scape

is a cultivar of Tillandsia (fasciculata x concolor)

It will often offset from the inflorescence as does the intermedia parent and can form a chain of oddly twisting offspring

Ursulaea tuitensis vipp 12-4 © 2010 Bill & MargaretTruly an oddity. This plant, once known as an Aechmea, really appears to be more closely related to Billbergia. The leaves are very succulent, blushing red and the 'tank' holds little or no water. It grows on moss covered rocks in nature, in oak and pine forests of Jalisco, Mexico. The erect inflorescence is tomentose, covered with white scurf and has showy pink bracts. The ovaries are large and swollen and the petals deep purple and helicoid