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The leaves develop a magenta veneer and there are some color breaks in the veneer which look like cream colored spots

The leaves are green above with a slight red margin and colorfully banded with silver below

It has wide cream colored variegation

Large growing to over 30 inches across with about twenty five

Aechmea capixabae Size:Offset the size and shape ofA stunning medium sized plant from Espirito Santo, Brazil, that resembles somewhat an Ae. fulgens, but with a panicle of bright yellow berries. Grows best in shade. About the name, we are told that it pronounces 'cap e sha be'.