A bigeneric hybrid of Aechmea fendleri x Ursulaea tuitensis  by Jim Irvin. Can grow to over 36 inches across with very stiff, spiny, arching leaves, glossy-green above, silvery-green below, in a widely spreading rosette.The erect inflorescence is tomentose, covered with white scurf and has showy pink bracts. The ovaries are large and swollen and the petals deep purple.

*Domestic shipping only