Tillandsia cacticola 'Long Form Silver' vipp 10-9 In good light the red

In good light the red bars become very dark to almost black in color and the red pattern is noticeable on both sides of the leaves

and was described in 1880

Chestnut red

Typical coloration is green with a brownish red veneer in from the tips and has partial banding around the base of the plant

Tillandsia cacticola 'Long Form Silver' vipp 10-9 In good light the redA tall growing form of this species of northern and central Peru where it lives as an epiphyte in thorn forests of the arid foothills in the eastern Andes. Many variations, forms and cultivars have been selected from this species that long been popular with hobbyists. This form has broad, curling, silvery leaves the grow in a longer cluster. The inflorescence is about 18 to 24 inches tall, above the foliage, and is topped with a cluster of pinkish