Tillandsia novakii MALAYSIA is almost certainly a cross

is almost certainly a cross of (balbisiana x pseudobaileyi)

are covered with a heavy coat of silver trichomes giving them an otherworldly appearance

one of his many beautifully vividly colored hybrids

but the plant has been registered and does match the photo in the registry

Tillandsia novakii MALAYSIA is almost certainly a crossA caulescent species with a stem to over two feet long with very stiff, thick, spreading, almost succulent, red leaves. The inflorescence consists of a rose red scape with 3 to 6 narrow, silvery branches, the whole extending over a foot. Native to Veracruz, Mexico where it grows as an epiphyte in small trees under semi arid conditions. Easy to cultivate.