R Pearson 1965 15 + about 4 young new leaves in the centre of about 20 green leaves gradually looking dead and drier, and then another foot or so of dried leaves on the stem belid it. The growing part of the Tillandsia plants are always down the hill from the drier parts. #leaves length stem condition stem 10 green leaves 2.1 cm 1.8cm dia moist + crunchy +8 10 dry leaves 2.4 cm complete dry, 0.8cm dia 7 dry leaves 1.2cm still some moisture Branching occurs at the inflorescences. These have 8-13 flower clusters (bracts?) growing off the flower stem as do the leaves in a spiral. Very few good seed pods seem to be formed. Sometimes a plant divides into 3 or 4 "buds"at the same juncture. Growth from one inflorescence to the next varies from 6" to a yard. Each flower cluster (bract?) is composed of 12 potential seed pods, laterally compressed. Examples of Tillandsia growth: A. B. old dried stem OB OB death OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB OB