Tillandsia durangensis Red Form JAVA spotted with white and banded

spotted with white and banded with whitish-silver bars that are more concentrated on the lower 2/3 of the leaves

The leaf edges are armed with long spines

Can grow to 18 inches

It is a short

Often found growing as a saxicole or on cacti

Tillandsia durangensis Red Form JAVA spotted with white and bandedThis is a rarely seen and rarely cultivated species from Mexico. Our plants were originally collected by Harry Luther in 1993 above Panuco, Sinaloa, Mexico, growing on rocks, and bear the Marie Selby Botanical Garden accession number of SEL1993 0065. An upright grower with strap like leaves about an inch wide at the base, tapering to a point. Slightly bulbous, and flaring. The inflorescence is a sinuous yellow rachis and yellow branches with red scape