Tillandsia 'Velvet Fountain' blue flower This somewhat unusual looking plant

This somewhat unusual looking plant is a Lisa Vinzant hybrid of ‘Doodlebug’ x ‘Skotak’s Tiger’

At anthesis the center of the plant turns a deep red

but the foliage was completely black from the soot of diesel exhaust

the basic shape of a fasciculata

Tillandsia 'Velvet Fountain' blue flower This somewhat unusual looking plantC. I. T. E. S. The harrisii parent makes this plant ineligible for shipping outside of the U. S. Sorry! A beautiful and unusual hybrid of (ionantha x harrisii). A graceful upright rosette with arching, velvety white leaves that taper to a fine point. The rosette is about ten inches across and nine inches tall with many leaves. The leaf texture is rather soft and the leaves are coated with silvery trichomes on both sides. At anthesis the center few