Neoregelia 'Instant Karma' vipp 3-5 Stout spines line the leaf

Stout spines line the leaf margins

with stiff leathery leaves that curl towards their tips

coppery brown to nearly black leaves have large white spines

pachycaul trunk that can reach nearly three feet tall

very wide leaved beauty

Neoregelia 'Instant Karma' vipp 3-5 Stout spines line the leafSuper nice hybrid from Chester Skotak (carolinae variegated 'pink' x Treasure Chest) x (cruenta 'dark' x marmorata) crossed with (carolinae variegated 'pink' x cruenta) is a wide leaved, medio picta Neoregelia. The leaves have green margins with a wide yellow white stripe down the middle. The leaf edges are heavily armed with prominent spines. The variegation turns a rosy color in good light. A nice shaped plant with broad leaves that overlap.