Tillandsia melanocrater

Origins: Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama Bloom: Yellow and red inflorescence and bract with purple tubular flowers Ideal for: Outdoors Light: Strong indirect to partial direct Water: Spray or dunk once or twice a week, allow to dry within 6-8 hours.     Previously known as tricolor v. melanocrater, this plant is so cool it got renamed as its own species.  This is another color changer; the more light it gets, the more red you'll see.  In full shade, the plant will be completely green.  Quite the pupper, this variety produces up to 10 pups after a bloom on small stolons (stems) growing from the base