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darn dem hybridizers!

20 years ago

Hunched over their microscopes, messin' with Nature's order, "a little of this, a little of that", eye of newt and a pinch of ground bat. This is an example of the subtle differences they can create using one parent as the primary. Tillandsia albertiana is the dad here in the 'Mystic' varieties. Sometimes the color and hue make ID-ing confusing.

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bihai
20 years ago
Hey watch it with the eye of newt and ground bat. Your talking black magic there. Leaves smut on the soul (LOL)
LisaCLV
20 years ago
Well, gonzer, there are hybridizers and then there are *Tillandsia* hybridizers. Those guys are NUTS.

Seriously though, assuming you had tons of patience, how could you not be tempted to play with T. albertiana? There are so few red-petaled species. Mark Dimmit has created almost every color of the rainbow with that one parent, how cool is that?
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20 years ago
I agree Lisa about the Till guys being nuts. Even John Arden, who beneath his quiet, unassuming, mellow exterior, probably has the mind of Dr. Frankenstein furiously working overtime ;-)

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