Orthophytum albopictum
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Orthophytum albopictum
Species, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil.
"This the plant I mentioned a while ago, Orthophytum albopictum. Yes, I know it is not a tillandsia, and yes I know it has some blemishes, but it is not easy to grow such a plant here in Adelaide. I keep it dry during winter and well-watered during summer, rightly or wrongly. I swapped it for some encholiriums with the Heidelberg Botanical Gardens two and a half years ago. Apparently their remaining plants are not doing so well, unfortunately."
Len.
Updated 15/01/09
