A larger clone of this familiar species, can reach over 12 inches across. An open rosette shape with light green leaves red speckled and red banded on the upper and lower sides. Red leaf tips and moderate spines finish the look. Used widely in many hybrids.

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A medium sized hybrid by Lisa Vinzant is a cultivar of Neoregelia ‘Punctate Red’ x pascoliana. An upright grower in funnel shape, apple green with strong red banding below and slightly less above. The red banding tends to merge towards the base, especially in older plants, and it develops an overall gray wash on the leaf undersides. Leaves are moderately stiff with medium spines on the margins.

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This hybrid of (ampullacea x ‘Bright Spot’) by Paterson is an upright grower with inch wide leaves in a 10 inch high by 16 inch wide rosette on inch long stolons. The color is red with yellow-green mottling throughout. At anthesis the center colors slightly red.

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A nice small hybrid from Lisa Vinzant. A loose rosette of green leaves that turn orangish. As the plant matures, the plant develops brick red crossbands. Anthesis color is bright red.

An interesting and very compact Brazilian form. Leaves are green, well banded when young, very stiff, forming wide-leaved tubular, short, thick vases. Very decorative with yellow flowers and bright red scape bracts.

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 A large growing terrestrial to 24 inches across, that has abundant silver 'fuzzy' trichomes on both sides of the leaves. When stressed is blushes purple. This usually happens in winter.

One of Patterson’s miniatures, a clone of ‘Gympie Fair’ x lilliputiana, is mature at about six inches or less. When grown ‘hard’ it takes on an ampoule shape. The leaves are dark green with deep red mottling. Offsets are on short stolons and it makes a nice hanging pot subject. Suited for terrariums too.

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A hybrid from our friend Bob Spivey in Louisiana. We don’t know what Bob was after when he made this cross, but he sure got a dukes mixture of colors and shapes. 

A tissue culture hybrid of Aechmea chantinii x fasciata. The plant grows to 2 and 1/2 feet in a large green rosette shape with many spiny leaves lightly scurfed. The rosy pinkish-red bloom is long-lasting and stunning. 

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A small growing hybrid by Odean. Narrow leaves in an upright, funnel form rosette, with  green base color, red tips and a red veneer of blotching and banding. Slight red color in the center of the plant at anthesis.

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Aechmea aquilega variegated  A beautifully variegated form of a large handsome species. This plant grows to about three feet tall with stiff leaves in an upright rosette. The inflorescence has clustered branches of yellow with pink bracts and is very colorful. However, the best part is the vividly variegated leaves which are light green with bold creamy white. This stunning form was found in Brazil.

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This could be the smallest species of the genus. A tiny plant with many narrow, soft spined leaves in a 2 to 3 inch rosette. The delicate inflorescence with yellow flowers in only about ten inches tall. Great for pot culture or dish gardens. Makes a dense cluster with the production of many offsets. A must for collectors.