Tillandsia duratii v. saxatilis Size:Exact Plant *4/27/26 recently combined with ciliaris as

recently combined with ciliaris as a sub species

The trunk is light tan with short but stout spines in pairs

When blooming the whole upper whorl of leaves and the inflorescence blushes red with blue flowers

Noticeable black spines occur along the leaf edges

The kegeliana doesn’t manifest itself much but definitely makes the plant look a lot different than a pure rothii

Tillandsia duratii v. saxatilis Size:Exact Plant *4/27/26 recently combined with ciliaris asOf the two most often cultivated forms of duratii, there is little real difference. Both are spectacular epiphytes that can reach very impressive size. Between form duratii and variety saxitilis, the main difference can be seen in the form of the inflorescence. In the 'typical' duratii, the branches of the inflorescence lay close or closer than those of duratii var. saxitilis, which tend to spread and even curve downwards. Both have equally beautiful