Tillandsia tricolor v. melanocrater SEL1985-0700 FLOWERING The inflorescence has yellowish branches

The inflorescence has yellowish branches with bright orange-red bracts

The inflorescence is a short rachis with red branches and a corresponding blush in the upper leaves at anthesis

with fairly narrow leaves tapering from about

Note: This plant is listed on C

Tillandsia tricolor v. melanocrater SEL1985-0700 FLOWERING The inflorescence has yellowish branchesThis is a slightly larger clone of this species from Mexico and Central America. Originally collected 12 km NE of Huatusco, Veracruz Mexico in oak forest, it came to us from the Marie Selby Botanical Garden (SEL1985 0700). An upright growing plant to 12 inches with a simple, lanceolate inflorescence of red and yellow. Usually epiphytic, sometimes lithophytic in nature, it is easy to grow and a faithful bloomer with leaves that blush reddish in strong