Tillandsia purpurea CUBA Plants are grown from seed

Plants are grown from seed

From the State of Santa Cruz

curling leaves coated with silvery scurf

it forms large clusters of 4 inch plants in a relatively short time

like the parent species

Tillandsia purpurea CUBA Plants are grown from seedA lovely and popular species for several reasons, easy growing, it is compact, freely offsetting and has a purple scape with white and purple very fragrant flowers. An easy growing denizen of Peru's nearly rainless coastal fog deserts. Short, succulent, silver leaves on a six inch stem. A desert dweller that can sometimes be found in enormous numbers and is widely variable over it's range.