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Tillandsia capitata 'Yellow Star'
7.00
(tax incl.)
Tillandsia capitata is a species native to Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. It grows epiphytically and sometimes saxicolous at 800-1000 meters of altitude. It is an extremely variable species in shapes varying in sizes and colors and of which different cultivars have been registered. Tillandsia capitata 'Yellow Star' is a cultivar of a smaller form of Tillandsia capitata 'Yellow' that stands out for its compact and very spherical rosette, composed of leaves densely covered with fine trichomes, giving it a characteristic silver color. When it blooms, its leaves take on purple tones and the center of the plant takes on a very striking yellow color. Its flowers are tubular, lilac in color.
Reference:
T0229