Tillandsia chusgonensis BOLIVIA large and showy red bracts

large and showy red bracts and blue flowers that have the characteristic curling

bronzy leaves boldly variegated up the center of each leaf with an inch-wide creamy white stripe and reddish on the underside

tubular with leaves flaring and curling downward at the tips

very large

Tillandsia chusgonensis BOLIVIA large and showy red bractsA small rock dwelling species that forms clumping colonies on rocky cliffs overlooking the Rio Chusgon near Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, Peru. Similar to Tillandsia tectorum and T. balsasensis, it is a tiny, clumping species with silvery, fuzzy leaves. Forming little cluster with many offsets, they look like little balls of silvery white fuzz less than three inches across. The inflorescence is a scape about as long as the leaves bearing two to three