Tillandsia bulbosa

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tillandsia bulbosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tillandsia bulbosa, Hook. Small scurfy plant a few inches high, the st. swollen at the base: lvs. 3-5 in. long, much dilated and clasping at the base and terete above: fls. few, in racemose short spikes, long and narrow, the much exserted but not spreading petals purple. Var. picta, Hook., has the upper lvs. and bracts scarlet. W. Indies to Venezuela. B.M. 4288. F.S.3:221. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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