Aechmea mariae-reginae vipp 5-21 The kind of plant taxonomists

The kind of plant taxonomists don’t like because it isn’t really a snug fit in either genus

sourced from Oscar Ribeiro and came to us from the collection of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with their accession number of SEL2003-0253

An Arla Rutledge hybrid of unknown parentage

With the spotting you see green and white

The pointed leaves are reddish below and green above

Aechmea mariae-reginae vipp 5-21 The kind of plant taxonomistsThis is an especially large and robust form of this magnificent beauty! A large to giant grower that forms a grayish green and bronzy blushing rosette up to 4 feet across or more. The inflorescence is spectacular; a compound head of small flowers forms a white cone like inflorescence about the size and shape of a large ear of corn. The scape bracts are very large and vivid rose red. This species is a signature plant of the lowland forests of eastern