Tillandsia Holm's Darling
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Tillandsia Holm's Darling
caput-medusae x flabellata, Burkhard Holm, Germany, 2006.
From BCR ... "Mature, upright, bulbous-based rosette is 15 - 20 cms. tall. Lightly lepidote, channelled leaves are silvery-green and rather curled. The erect, coral red bracted inflorescence is branched and has purple tubular flowers. Known also as T. 'Papa's Liebling', 'Papa's Darling', 'Dad's Darling'. Reg. Doc. 9/2015 by Tanja Richter."
Chris Larson ... "Herr Holm called it T. Papa's Leibling, his daughter, Tanya, registered it as T. Holm's Darling. It is around under both names."
Updated 08/12/21