Billbergia 'Sangre' vipp 10-15 Naturally such a large plant

Naturally such a large plant would be expected to be a slower grower

There seem to more than one clone of this plant

The cylindrical stems are kind of olive green with silver tricomes and bears scattered conical spines which are stout but not ‘dangerous’

somewhat ‘wispy’ with an orange-red tint to the foliage with good light

We had to clean them well before putting them in to the vehicle

Billbergia 'Sangre' vipp 10-15 Naturally such a large plantDon Beadles hybrid of (horrida v. tigrina x Baton Rouge) x stenopetala is a masterpiece. As Don said in his registry description, it is slow growing, taking up to three years to reach its best color and form. Its an upright, flaring tube of 2 inch wide leaves, crimson red, and glossy, spotted with white and banded with whitish silver bars that are more concentrated on the lower 2 3 of the leaves. The leaves bear a thumbprint, reminiscent of Ae.