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Tillandsia albertiana

# AB282

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Grows in our shadehouse, flowering in late summer. A miniature, mature plants are only 10cm high. The flower is a very clear, bright red and large for the size of the plant.

General notes

The species was discovered near a new road in Argentina, growing on rocks (Rauh, 1979, page 411). Said to be tolerant of very dry conditions.