Gray-green leaves are arranged in a loose rosette. Medium sized plants proliferate quickly into large clumps up to 3 feet across. The tiny yellow flowers do resemble irises as the name implies. Tillandsia juncea A mainstay in every collection of note due to the fact that they are readily available, interesting to look at, and hardy if placed outdoors during the growing season. The tall flower scape is often carmine in color, with royal purple flowers developing later.
Further pups grow towards light source.
It is smaller, normally maturing at ten inches in height. The flowers, like the others, are fragrant. It is a rare species from Brazil that produces many offsets and clumps rapidly. The petals are velvety white and the floral bracts on the bloom spike are brilliant orange. This Brazilian beauty offsets readily and in a few years you will have a huge ball of this special species.