Aechmea poitaei VRIESEA same basic shape

same basic shape

A lovely plant introduced by Bullis some years ago but without breeder or cross information

An overall blush of pink-lavender obscures all colors including the white margins and the flecks and specks become white

It has the superficial look of a Tillandsia juncea but with thicker leaves in a bit more open shape

Well known to collectors but uncommon in cultivation

Aechmea poitaei VRIESEA same basic shapeA wonderful species that we collected originally on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador, in the Amazon drainage area where the forest transitions from montane to lowland. Here there are quite a few species that were once in the genus Streptocalyx, such as this one, and some that look very much as though they should be. This plant is a beauty with strap like green leaves with small but sharp marginal spines, forming a leafy rosette to over 30