It's Tillandsia ionantha time

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Late summer is the time for Tillandsia ionantha to bloom. Here are the latest photos of some diffenrent clones:

Tillandsia ionantha (the normal form), I've been growing this clump for more than ten years now)

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Tillandsia ionantha (another clone)

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Tillandsia ionantha 'hazelnut' This was plant was a gift of a friend he collected it in Mexico.

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I've been growing few more 'hazelnut' forms, the smallest with a size of 1 - 1.5 cm.

Tillandsia argentina (I bet nobody guesses where it comes from !! :D

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Very nice blooming!!! I esp. like Tillandsia argentina, it looks rather compact!? And did you get it from / in Argentina or from a german nursery!? :) Jean
 
.... I esp. like Tillandsia argentina, it looks rather compact!? And did you get it from / in Argentina or from a german nursery!? :) Jean
Jean, I purchased it from a German nursery. I assume it is a seed grown plant and has never seen his home - Argentina!
 

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