A fun and easy way to create a living Valentine's Day decoration! We offer 2 options; a solid piece of heart-shaped cork (measuring 7" wide and 7" from the topmost arc of the heart to the bottom) or the same size cork heart artfully broken into 2 pieces (see zig-zag pattern) for you and your loved one to work on separately or together. Assembly is required

Included in our DIY Living Valentine Heart Kit:

• Cork heart (solid or broken, your choice)
• 3-4 colorful Tillandsias (see assorted plants)
• Glue (E6000)
• Moss for added decoration
• Piece of twine for hanging 
• How-to Instructions & Care Sheet

 Everyone loves a surprise and this is the best one. Our newest collection, the Platinum Tillandsia "Surprise Box", is the grand-daddy of them all and features our most sought-after plants, never before offered in a collection of this size. This is nothing short of outstanding!

Priced individually, this collection is valued at over $1,300.00 but we are offering it for only $999.99, a more than 20% discount.

You will receive an exclusive variety of healthy plants which may include blooming or previously bloomed plants but all plants will be healthy. This assortment of collector tillandsias includes 10-12 plants with tags on each item.

All Platinum Boxes WILL INCLUDE:

• Till. 'Red Robin' (large size, $300)
• Till. gardneri v. rupicola 'Purple' (medium size, $200)
• Till. 'Goomong' (medium size, $115)
• Till. chapeuensis (medium size, $85)
• Till. 'Bea Correale' (small size, $75)

(these 5 plants alone are valued at $775!)

...plus a grower's choice selection of the following plants:

• Till. Audacious (small size, $100)
• Till. 'Jalisco Peach' (medium size, $65)
• Till. 'Katie Styer' (medium size, $55)
• Till. 'Nugget' (medium size, $150)
• Till. 'Padre' (medium size, $45)
• Till. 'Timm's Royal Treasure' (medium size, $55)
• Till. 'Tropical Fire' (medium size, $125)
• Till. botteri x chiapensis (small size, $55)
• Till. cacticola 'Splendid' x duratii (large size, $115)
• Till. chiapensis 'Giant' (medium size, $50)
• Till. edithae green clone (medium size, $35)
• Till. gunther-nolleri (medium size, $100)
• Till. roland-gosselinii (medium size, $85)

*VIPP discount will NOT APPLY to this product due to the deep discounts already applied in the price.

A natural hybrid of Till. argentina x tenuifolia. A clustering plant with very stiff, dark gray leaves tapering to a sharp point. The inflorescence is a lanceolate scape of pink with lavender flowers with an open corolla. Overall the plant takes more characteristics from the argentina parent.

A large growing and spectacular hybrid by John Arden is a cultivar of (jalisco monticola x roland-gosselinii). A graceful, arching rosette of narrow, silvery leaves, reaching over 24 inches in diameter. The inflorescence is a tall scape to over 2 feet tall, with a cluster of inflated branches, red on the bottom becoming green on top. Very showy and long lasting in bloom. 

A hybrid of (paucifolia x streptophylla) by Bill Timm. A tall, upright, tight, somewhat bulbous rosette of long, curling leaves. Silvery, with a tall, pink inflorescence bearing pink bracts and pink branches with blue flowers. A very handsome and vigorous plant. 

Bill Timm’s hybrid of Tillandsia ionantha ‘Druid’ x ionantha v. vanhyningii, looks pretty much like a large vanhyningii. If this plant had turned out with a yellow blush instead of red, more like the ‘Druid’ parent, then this would have been a show stopper. But alas it isn’t yellow, but it is still a very nice, compact and colorful plant as you can see by the photo. 

An early hybrid (1960’s) by Charles Wiley is a cultivar of (seleriana x bulbosa). The cross was made in Eastern Germany and is a relic of the Cold War era. Aside from this, the plant is a handsome combination of both parents. More bulbosa-like it is however stouter with more leaves and has a slight scurff unlike the bulbosa parent. The inflorescence is a short rachis with red branches and a corresponding blush in the upper leaves at anthesis. 

A hybrid of (fasciculata x ionantha) made by the late Luis Ariza, well known bromeliad hybridist from the Dominican Republic. This same cross is also known as nidus and ’Fortin Jalapa’ as it has both been crossed by others and is often found occurring naturally wherever both parent species live together. This one was allegedly made with one of the small growing clones of fasciculata native to the D.R. 

Mark Dimmit’s hybrid of the same grex as ‘Houston’, a (stricta x recurvifolia) cross. Larger than either parent, it has many silvery, semi-soft leaves in a full 8 inch rosette. The large semi-pendant inflorescence has bright rose-red bracts. A very showy plant!

A cultivar of (intermedia x streptophylla) by Mark Dimmitt. A bizarrely delightful plant with uniquely curling leaves and a colorful inflorescence. Taking the best characteristics of both parents, it has wide, strap-like, extremely curling leaves, a bulbous shape and a long inflorescence with many curly scape bracts. 

It will often offset from the inflorescence as does the intermedia parent and can form a chain of oddly twisting offspring. A choice plant for any Tillandsia lover and one of especially easy care. Grow bright and breezy and feed often for great fast growth.

Tillandsia (streptophylla x bulbosa) x streptophylla. Bulbous bottom with tapered wavy green leaves that blush pink when blooming. Branched inforescence with multiple pinkish-red bracts and purple flowers.