Pitcairnia bergii vipp 07-04-22 will form huge clusters of

will form huge clusters of intertwined plants that hang down in a cascade

We received these plants as straight Tillandsia seleriana but quickly realized there was something different about them

The bare roots plants we are offering are ready for a 6 inch pot

marginal red-tipped green spines

This plant came to us from the collection of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with an accession number of SEL1996-0245 under the name of Orthophytum burle-marxii v

Pitcairnia bergii vipp 07-04-22 will form huge clusters ofThis is a very nice smaller species with a beautiful red flowered inflorescence that is first erect, and then bends over at the apex. Back in 1989 Wally Berg and I found this interesting novelty in Ecuador where it grows on rocks and cliffs in large colonies in the area of Uzhcurrumi in Azuay Province. When blooming, the cliff faces were ablaze in the red of the inflorescences of this pretty little species.