Aechmea fendleri 'Red Form' VIPP 8-5-19 Has about sixteen leaves that

Has about sixteen leaves that are two inches wide

Easy to cultivate in pots on in the ground in warm areas

so also did the Tillandsias disappear into the forest canopy

Self sterile

The hybrid is right down the line between the two

Aechmea fendleri 'Red Form' VIPP 8-5-19 Has about sixteen leaves thatThis is a reddish leaved form of the species that we found in Caripe, Venezuela back in 1999. A large growing form with an upright vase shape and a full inflorescence that has a pink rachis, and branches and blue flowers. We found this growing epiphytically in a wet forest at about 3,000 feet of altitude. Here it grows as the typical form and has no cultural problems. *VIPP plants are Offsets