Tillandsia funckiana clone #12 VIPP 8-5-19 much like most other Tillandsias

much like most other Tillandsias with gray leaves

Bill made the cross and gave us the germinated seedlings on a wine bottle cork

the plant develops a bright pink coloration

broad leaf forests of the eastern Isthmus of Tehuantepec

This clone had unusually shiny leaves of very heavy substance and a dark reddish-brown coloration on the underside of the leaves and green on top

Tillandsia funckiana clone #12 VIPP 8-5-19 much like most other TillandsiasThis clone of Tillandsia funckiana is one from the collection of our friend Herb Hill, a famed grower in Lithia, Florida, and carries his clone number of #12. We dont know anything of its origins but its a nice clone with longer silvery lives that blush pinkish red.