Aechmea cephaloides RED An albomarginated plant

An albomarginated plant

erect with four or five branches held upright in a cluster

A handsome species from Thailand and surrounding countries

this is a piece of the original clone

This complex of plants is widespread from Florida and the Caribbean to northern South America and in all likelihood involves several species as yet not separated or identified

Aechmea cephaloides RED An albomarginated plantA large and showy new species from Pernambuco, Brazil where it grows as a forest terrestrial or facultative epiphyte. A spreading plant to nearly three feet tall and wide with arching leaves, glossy, green turning pinkish to orange with reddish tips. The foliage is broad, up to 4 inches. The inflorescence is on a tall scape, globose capitate with a cluster of short branches and bright red bracts. The sepals are orange yellow. The color is long