Tillandsia 'Ruby Slippers' pink flower about the name

about the name

Makes an interesting landscape subject in warm locations

young plants are great for terrariums

So we are in a quandary

This species is native over a broad but spotty range from Costa Rica to Bolivia and east to Brazil

Tillandsia 'Ruby Slippers' pink flower about the nameJim Irvins cultivar of (ionantha v. vanhyningi x caputmedusae Red form) shows some characteristics of both parents. Overall it is most similar to the caput medusae parent with a somewhat bulbous base and narrow leaves flaring outward. The leaves are semi terete but do not contort like caput medusae often does. The ionantha v. vanhyningii aspect comes through in the inflorescence which is a short scape of tight branches and rosy red bracts. At anthesis