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Tillandsia paleaceaTillandsia paleacea comes from Colombia through Peru to Bolivia and Northern Chile. It grows in various habitats from rocks and cliff faces to epiphytically on scrub bushes and also on sand along the Peruvian coastal deserts. It has soft furry, silver leaves and produces a flower spike with lovely scented, purple flowers. This species is slow growing but easy to keep in high light levels or full sun with regular misting and good air movement. I have

It has lovely

Tillandsia 'Red Princess' is a hybrid between species stricta and recurvifolia

but is smaller and has stiffer more contorted leaves

This means they hold water in the central rosette

It makes a protruding thick flower spike and long purple tubular flowers

Tillandsia heteromorpha is a lovely and very easy species to grow

There are many many sub-species and varieties of ionantha

It is easy to mount or just hang from wire

I grow mine in pots and hanging baskets in a peat and potting bark mix with a low nutrient content

the flower spike is large

quick drying and high light levels

It can vary in size and some plants or clumps can become very large