Tillandsia capitata
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July 17th, 2017
The flower of the 1st foliage cultivated. The blooming period is 1 - 4 days between June and July. Purple tube flowers with 3 petals whose tips are reflexing outside. Tips and bases of the petals are white. 6 stamens and a white pistil are sticked out of petals. The tip of pistil is divided into three. 1 - 3 flowers bloom in a day from the bottom side of the inflorescence.. A flower bracts bears 1-2 tube flowers. A flower blooms in the morning and withered in evening. An inflorescence has 11 - 16 flowers, and the blooming perioid is 4 - 6 days. Petals were 35 mm long. Stamens and the pistil were protruded from the tip of petals 7 - 10 mm long and 15 mm long, respectively.
July 13th, 2008
The flower of the 1st foliage cultivated.