Tillandsia aizoides clumps and singles Dyckia It colors up with lovely

It colors up with lovely red glossy leaves

There is a great article by Dereck Butcher available online about this plant

You can always spot Aechmea nudicaulis varieties and hybrids because the leaves are naturally crinkled and indented in places

which I prefer to do as it allows for easy maintenance of the plant

Tillandsia aizoides clumps and singles Dyckia It colors up with lovelyA miniature species. Tillandsia aizoides is in the subgenus Diaphoranthema one of the seven Tillandsia subgenera. This subgroup contains alot of the miniature species such as Tillandsia loliaceae, capillaris, bryoides and the Spanish Moss. All of these species in this subgroup are cleistagamous or self pollinating. These plants are very prolific and will seed around quite often amongst collections. Tillandsia aizoides is a very cute little plant it