DESCRIPTION: This is a hardy hybrid of Ionantha that has a symmetrical growth pattern - it also offsets readily, sometimes before blooming. These form into interesting balls when allowed to clump for a few years. The flower on this hybrid is interesting - it is a red bud with yellow flowers.
SIZE: Current crop is between 4"-5"
TAXONOMY:
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Tillandsia |
Species: | (T. ionantha X T. schiedeana) |