Hydnophytum formicarum ABG 90-1043 Size:4.5-inch Pot producing large pink flowers in

producing large pink flowers in sequence

Now this is a gorgeous plant

this plant is Tillandsia 'Jalapa-Fortin' because of the road where it is often found in Veracruz

A mound forming miniature lithophytic or terrestrial species from Bolivia and Argentina

Hydnophytum formicarum ABG 90-1043 Size:4.5-inch Pot producing large pink flowers inThis is a form of the species that was first offered by Jerry Horne quite some years ago. Apparently one of the true examples of this species and probably originally from the Philippines. The caudex is smooth, rather flattened with deep grooves and raised ridges. Hydnophytum is a bizarre, epiphytic, caudiciform plant native to New Guinea and the Indo Pacific including northern Australia. It belongs to the family Rubiaceae that includes coffee. It has