Tillandsia 'Queen Colossus' Size:Exact Plant (A) The center of the plant

The center of the plant turns to lavender at anthesis

strap-like leaves that tint red with good light and are dusted with a heavy coating of silver trichomes mainly concentrated on the leaf margins

I am suggesting we stretch the rules and under the ICNCP rules call your plant ‘Zacapa‘ linking it to the Lyman Smith variety and thus the Field herb specimen

A single ‘Tarantello‘ is a presence of its own and doesn’t need to be in a clump to have that kind of gravity that only so few plants have

The rosette center tends to flatten at blooming with clusters of non-scented

Tillandsia 'Queen Colossus' Size:Exact Plant (A) The center of the plantWe discovered this natural hybrid in the greenhouse where our flexuosas grow, directly alongside our streptophyllas. A giant grower (flexuosa 'Giant Form' x streptophylla) named for its huge size and regal appearance. Mature plants measure 2 ft wide and 3 ft tall. The inflorescence is a single spike with multiple branches and a dark dusky pink with purple blooms. Spectacular.