Navia arida ALOE about 12in tall or so

about 12in tall or so

(SEL2000-0185)

rubiginosum or a possible natural hybrid

It is heavily marmorated with cream

smaller spines to protect fragile animals and water holding capability and leaf axils suitable to accommodate frogs

Navia arida ALOE about 12in tall or soA spectacular plant in one of the more obscure genera of bromeliads. Grows upright at first to 18 inches or more, and then flattens out when in bloom and flushes orange in the center with yellow sepals and petals tipped with red in a nidular inflorescence. With good culture, can reach an astonishing 4 feet across! A native of the Venezuelan 'Lost World or 'Guyana Shield' of Bolivar State where it grows as a lithophyte or terrestrial, in rock crevices