Tillandsia El Chapo Click thumbnails for full size, scaled to a new window.
Tillandsia El Chapo chapeuensis x leonamiana ?, Pam Koide Hyatt, California, 1990's
From BCR "Mature rosette to 25cm. diameter x 15cm. high. Upward-curving, scurfed, silvery grey. narrow leaves. Arching spike of overlaping salmon pink bracts and beige flowers. The breeder advised (Sept. 2016) that the pollen parent is more likely T. recurvifolia var. subsecundifolia. Reg. Doc. 9/2016 by Geoff Lawn."
Chris Larson 09/16
Chris Larson ... "One from the Bird Rock stable that I’ve been growing for a few years T. chapeuensis X T. leonamiana is doing its’ stuff. Quite easy to grow. A nice hybrid Pam." Pamela Koide Hyatt ... "Geoff, I will get you the details on El Chapo as well as additional photos. But, please note that it is probably T. meridionalis v. subsecundifolia, and not T. leonamiana. As you know many in the US have had this plant mislabeled."
Bruce Dunstan 03/24 Barry Genn hybrid
Bruce Dunstan 03/24
El Chapo cf Barry Genn's
Bruce Dunstan ... "This is Barry Genn's T. chapeuensis Hybrid which has just flowered for me. It looks to be the same parentage as El Chapo a BRT hybrid of chapeuensis and recurvifolia var subsecundifolia. My plant has more branching than Chris' in the BCR images but is likely due to my nutrition regime. The image with two plants attached shows El Chapo on the left. I look forward to flowering El Chapo to compare."