Billbergia porteana Size:Offset The lanceolate leaves have a

The lanceolate leaves have a satin lacquer finish and flushes dark -pink at anthesis

rocky scrubland between rocky hills and plateaus

In nature this plant maintains a symbiotic relationship with a certain ant which protects the plant from predators

A very handsome

as collected in 1990 by G

Billbergia porteana Size:Offset The lanceolate leaves have aA spectacular, large growing helicoid reaching nearly 3 feet tall with a pendant inflorescence bearing huge pink bracts and showy green and blue flowers. These are seed grown plants. Our seeds were sourced from Lucas Assis who says: They were collected in two locations in Minas Gerais state, in Brazil: Santana do Riacho and Morro do Pilar. Both locations are in cerrado formations (savannah) and transition of cerrado to atlantic rainforest. Because it