Neoregelia 'Big Pinkie' vipp 12-4 A plant forming long stems

A plant forming long stems with whorls of leaves that are fairly stiff and spiny but not sharp

At anthesis

This plant came to us from the collection of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with an accession number of SEL1996-0245 under the name of Orthophytum burle-marxii v

Without a bloom it would look like a clump of grass

It produces a yellowish flower with red and brown speckles

Neoregelia 'Big Pinkie' vipp 12-4 A plant forming long stemsThis is a beautiful wide leaved plant with albomarginated leaves and pinkish concentric banding. A fairly large grower to about 24in, it is nicely conformed and brightly colored at anthesis. The center flushes pink, which spreads outwards for several inches. An Australian hybrid by Larnach, it is reported to be a cross of 'meyendorffii' x olens 'Marie' but has a distinct look and feel of concentrica. *VIPP plant is an Offset