Aechmea mertensii large form Size:5-inch Pot A handsome but seldom cultivated

A handsome but seldom cultivated species from Central America and northern South America

The slate-purple leaves

Black shirts are a cool

Light green with yellowish-white spotting and blotches

on a stout scape that becomes semi-pendant with the weight of the branches

Aechmea mertensii large form Size:5-inch Pot A handsome but seldom cultivatedAechmea mertensii, large form. From Brazil, this clone grows considerably larger and more robust than the typical; 24 to 30 inches is average. The inflorescence is a cylindrical head of loosely spaced, short branches on an erect spike. The scape bracts are bright red. Not common in cultivation.