Tillandsia brachycaulos 'Minima' OOS streptophylla x chiapensis both lend

streptophylla x chiapensis both lend their best characteristics to this cross

the ‘silver form’ tends to get a bit of algae on the trichomes from the high humidity

with a few random small spurs and average 45 inches long

with an upright vase shape that’s very wide in the center

The leaves are coated with a waxy powder

Tillandsia brachycaulos 'Minima' OOS streptophylla x chiapensis both lendThis is a smaller, more graceful, petit clone of Tillandsia brachycaulos, found in a shipment of plants from Guatemala some years ago by John Russell. He grew the plant under that name and we have continued the same, though it has no botanical standing and is not, so far as we know, registered. If you like typical brachycaulos, you'll like this one. It blushes deep red as the normal form but has slightly more glossy leaves. The mature size is about