Aechmea recurvata v. recurvata X NEOMEA blooming en masse

blooming en masse

From Madagascar

stiff and rather narrow

The leaves are fairly stiff and long and taper to a thin point

and stunning in their array of colors

Aechmea recurvata v. recurvata X NEOMEA blooming en masseA real Southern species, found in Argentina and Paraguay. A larger form of this handsome species, still stays only about 8 to 10 inches tall in a bulbous, upright rosette. The leaves are stiff, fairly spiny, and recurve sharply at the tips, forming a tubular throat. The inflorescence is on a short scape, and the top of the plant blushes reddish when in bloom. Fairly cold hard, at least down to freezing for short periods., *VIPP plants are Offsets