Navia arida ALOE This lovely species has fairly

This lovely species has fairly stiff

rubiginosum or a possible natural hybrid

The undersides of the leaves are covered in medium scurf

smaller spines to protect fragile animals and water holding capability and leaf axils suitable to accommodate frogs

The leaves are heavily marked with solid and broken red bands and form a loose rosette

Navia arida ALOE This lovely species has fairlyA spectacular plant in one of the more obscure genera of bromeliads. Grows upright at first to 18 inches or more, and then flattens out when in bloom and flushes orange in the center with yellow sepals and petals tipped with red in a nidular inflorescence. With good culture, can reach an astonishing 4 feet across! A native of the Venezuelan 'Lost World or 'Guyana Shield' of Bolivar State where it grows as a lithophyte or terrestrial, in rock crevices