Tillandsia chartacea
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Tillandsia chartacea
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Named by L.B.Smith.

Photo by Geoff Breen, July 2009. Plant owned by Ken Woods.
Imported by David Sheumack 15/20 years ago (and one flowered), yet to flower for KW.
Was 2m long, but 0.5m cut off to find somewhere to hang it !

Comment from Derek Butcher : "It is indeed rare which is why I think your plant is T. queroensis and thus linked to T. incarnata. See the DVD. Harry considers that there is a cline between the two species. This means you can identify T. queroensis at one end of the scale and T. incarnata at the other end but you have problems if your plant is somewhere in between!

Updated 16/08/09