Aechmea microcephala Size:Large Offset a cultivar of ‘Royal Orleans’

a cultivar of ‘Royal Orleans’ x chlorosticta ‘pink’

with a bulbous base that can reach three inches in diameter and strictly upright

This is in our opinion the finest form and a large grower

with wide strap-like leaves that twist and curl in fanciful shapes

Neoregelia 'Wee Willy'

Aechmea microcephala Size:Large Offset a cultivar of ‘Royal Orleans’As far as we can determine, this species is not yet in cultivation. According to the late Mr. Harry Luther at the BIC, the plants originated from wild seed collected in December 1996. David Benzing found the parent plant in Roberto Kautsky's preserve in Domingos Martins, Espirito Santo, Brazil, where it had fallen out of a tree. Since it had a ripe infructesence, he collected some seed. He noted that the species was similar to A. sphaerocephala but