Billbergia 'Tarantello' blue flower Since then we nursed it

Since then we nursed it along until we built up a still very small stock

The flowers are large

Mexico where tomasellii was first found

regardless of blooming

The cross was made in Eastern Germany and is a relic of the Cold War era

Billbergia 'Tarantello' blue flower Since then we nursed itAn outstanding Beadle hybrid of Esta Bien x (Ed Mcwilliams x amoena rubra). Outstanding is an overused word and is inadequate with many of Don Beadles hybrids. This one is exceptional, in my opinion at least. A robust, broad rosette of upright but flaring and arching, wide leaves form a stout, well formed plant. A single Tarantello is a presence of its own and doesnt need to be in a clump to have that kind of gravity that only so few plants have. The