Tillandsia pedicellata

Violet flower

Tillandsia (Diaphoranthema) pedicellata (Mez) A. Castellanos (1945) 'Violet flower'

• [ Etymology ] pedicel in Latin (pedicelleted, short inflorescence)

• It produces dark violet flowers.
• The long stem is covered with many short leaves, and the plant looks like a rope.
• The flower is on the short rachis. The rachis grows long along with the growth of the capsule
• Most of plants sold as T. pedicellata are T. tricholepis or T. minutiflora (T. bryoides). The flowers of T. pedicellata is deep purple (or brown to black) whereas those of T. minutiflora are yellow. The flowers of T. tricholepis are also yellow, and 1 - 3 flowers are at the top of long inflorescences.

• [ Width ] 10 mm
• [ Length ] 40 mm
• [ Petal ] Dark violet