Tillandsia purpurea 'Grande' bright light tubular rosette to about 12

tubular rosette to about 12 inches tall

Growing in brighter light will cause the plant to make tighter spirals

The plant grows to about 30 inches across with wide

with narrow leaves

leaf-like scape bracts and many strobilate branches that blush burgundy

Tillandsia purpurea 'Grande' bright light tubular rosette to about 12Tillandsia purpurea is found in Peru where it forms large colonies on the desert sands which may contain millions of plants of a single or a few clones. Adjacent valleys may have completely different looking forms which are in fact the same species. This happens to be one of the more desirable of Tillandsias due in part to its ease of cultivation and its colorful, fragrant flowers. We have four distinctly different forms in our collection: Til.