Aechmea cucullata Size:Offset which is quite large

which is quite large

Develops an overall purple glaze over green and white

A rock dwelling form of the species from Espirito Santo

silver over deep green in an arching rosette to nearly 3 feet tall

An open rosette of arching green leaves with silvery trichomes and a slight blush of red

Aechmea cucullata Size:Offset which is quite largeAn Ecuadorean Platyaechmea related to the chantinii group. The foliage is funnel form and uniformly pale green, up to 24 30 inches tall. The striking inflorescence has whitish to yellow branches and orange scape bracts. A perfectly lovely species. This plant occurs in the Amazon basin and forms great colonies high on the exposed trunks of palm and other tall trees, often fifty feet off the ground on limbless trunks. *VIPP plants are Offsets