Tillandsia streptocarpa, Peru RACINAEA The undersides are heavily banded

The undersides are heavily banded with red

lending form and color and a degree of cold hardiness

supporting itself against rocks and other plants

to red in good light

The leaf texture is rather soft and the leaves are coated with silvery trichomes on both sides

Tillandsia streptocarpa, Peru RACINAEA The undersides are heavily bandedThis species is said to be botanically very closely allied to paleacea. However this variable and widespread plant little resembles the former. A caulescent, clumping, epiphytic Tillandsia of the thorn forest, streptocarpa has narrow, twisted, silvery leaves and a simple to multi branched spike of lovely, very fragrant blue flowers. Native from Peru to Brazil, our plants originally came from the windswept Utucubamba river canyon of northern Peru.