Hechtia 'Dorothy' species 000 feet of altitude on

000 feet of altitude on Serra da Boa Vista where this plant grows as a forest epiphyte high in the trees

The fragrance is very strong and a single specimen can perfume an entire garden

This is one outstanding plant

A cultivar of a hybrid by Mark Dimmitt of Tillandsia ferreyrae x bulbosa

produces a spectacular inflorescence of lavender branches with purple-edged white to yellow flowers

Hechtia 'Dorothy' species 000 feet of altitude onA rare hybrid of Hechtia argentea x tillandsioides named after Dorothy Byer. It Is not clear if this is a natural hybrid or a man made hybrid, but was named by Dorothy along with Dutch Vandervort. Hechtia hybrids are very rarely made as it takes a male and female plant, blooming at the same time, not just two different plants. A large grower with very many narrow, tapering leaves in a full, leafy rosette. The leaves arch gracefully, somewhat