Aechmea mariae-reginae vipp 5-21 sunny and often very dry

sunny and often very dry conditions

An Arla Rutledge hybrid of unknown parentage

From the Cutucu Mountains in Ecuador’s eastern Amazon

The pointed leaves are reddish below and green above

The foliage is attractive

Aechmea mariae-reginae vipp 5-21 sunny and often very dryThis is an especially large and robust form of this magnificent beauty! A large to giant grower that forms a grayish green and bronzy blushing rosette up to 4 feet across or more. The inflorescence is spectacular; a compound head of small flowers forms a white cone like inflorescence about the size and shape of a large ear of corn. The scape bracts are very large and vivid rose red. This species is a signature plant of the lowland forests of eastern