Vriesea philippocoburgii 'Rafael' Size:Offset robust plant with a nicely

robust plant with a nicely branching inflorescence and curling

often on exposed trunks of palms and solitary trees in forest remnants

undulating dark chocolate brown wide leaves are marked with solid and broken wide silvery grey heavy cross-bands with down-turned tips

has grooved ovaries

not Oaxaca

Vriesea philippocoburgii 'Rafael' Size:Offset robust plant with a nicelyThis is a stunning beauty, a boldly variegated form of an already attractive species. The species is found as an epiphyte or lithophyte in the Atlantic Forest from Rio de Janeiro and south in Brazil. A fairly large growing tank type Vriesea to about 24 inches, has bright green foliage with dark tips and boldly striped with creamy white. The inflorescence is very tall, to 5 feet or so, with many bright red branches, variegated bracts and yellow