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.

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.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A Chester Skotak release from 2024. A large size plant with wide green leaves and white margins. Heavily banded in red. Deep red veneer. Matures at 24 inches across.

*VIPP plant is an Offset

A clone of this wide spread species that we collected some years ago in Guatopo, Venezuela. This one differs from other clones we have, mainly in having a larger inflorescence. It bears quite a few yellow branches with very large rose-red bracts. Growing to 3 feet tall or a bit more and about as wide. The inflorescence is long lasting and this is a good landscape plant. Grows well mounted in trees in zone 9B and above.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

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. 

*VIPP plants are Offsets

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.

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.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

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.

Neoregelia ‘Fireball’ x chlorosticta  A showy, small grower to about 10 inches across in an open rosette, with light green leaves bearing red tips and a blotchy veneer of deep red.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A bromeliad, rare in cultivation, native to the Guyana Shield formation of Suriname where it grows as a lithophyte on granite in the vicinity of Voltzberg.  Originally described as a species by L.B. Smith, it is now recognized as a natural hybrid of Aechmea aquilega and Aechmea moonenii.  A large grower with spiny, strap-like leaves of bronzy-green form an upright rosette to over three feet tall.  

The inflorescence is nodding, with yellow branches in a loose cluster, and long pinkish-red scape bracts.  The flowers are deep yellow-orange.  

Our plants originated from a field collection by Moonen and came to us from the collection of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (SEL2006-0109).

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A large growing hybrid from Ray Coleman. Super wide leaves that twist down at the tips. Dark green with a deep purple veneer with variegation. The variegation is almost unnoticeable due to the veneer. Anthesis color is a deeper purple,

First time release was at the 2022 Bromeliad World Conference

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A very fine smaller species with thickly succulent, very silvery to almost fuzzy leaves. Native to Southwestern Mexico, this clone is one from the collection of Ruby Ryde in Australia. A very nice, compact clone with very thick, silvery-white leaves. This species is easy to grow, will mature in a 6 inch pot but would do best in a larger container as the plant will form a cluster with time. The inflorescence is pink to purplish and plants are either male or female.