Tillandsia x kolbii Mounted on drift wood Silver Air Plant rubra is the name i

rubra is the name i have been given with this plant although on further research it may be V

First described (to science) in 1963

It is in the sub genus Diaphoranthema which contains other miniatures like aizoides

Aechmea pineliana var pineliana is one of my favorite plants at the moment

Tillandsia x kolbii Mounted on drift wood Silver Air Plant rubra is the name iTillandsia x kolbii also known as T. scaposa or T. ionantha v. scaposa The cross between the genus and species (Tillandsia 'x' kolbii) means that this plant is of interspecific hybrid origin. (A hybrid between two species of Tillandsia) Tillandsia x kolbii is a wonderful and easy to grow species very similar to the ionantha's, the difference between this species and the ionanthas is that the flower spike protrudes from the rosette. Tillandsia x kolbii