Prolific grower, needs more sun than most. It is somewhat drought tolerant and should not be left wet in clumps for days at a time. Tillandsia cyanea - Suitable for potting and prefers some shade. Striking purple flowers from a wide paddle-like pink inflorescence. Silver leaves with prominent veins are arranged in a circle along the stem.
Flowers are pale yellow and sweetly pungent.
Provide the flowers with plenty of humidity. Continuous offsets produced slowly. Tillandsia duratii Named for an Italian who first cultivated this species in Europe. This one grows large, even to 3 feet tall and 15 inches wide, not counting the bloom. Long silvery leaves tightly recurve as a support for the plant, curling around convenient branches.