Billbergia horrida x 'Gerda' Size:Offset A fast grower that can

A fast grower that can mature and cone in three years

Image by Larry Giroux from the BSI Bromeliad Cultivar Register

This stoloniferous terrestrial from Brazil is used commercially for fiber and leads a nearly subterranean existence

Brazil where it grows an arid existence

The plant develops a magenta veneer over the leaves as the plant matures

Billbergia horrida x 'Gerda' Size:Offset A fast grower that canA small tubular upright hybrid from Don Beadle. Wide, dark reddish brown leaves with white bands. Noticeable dark red spines run along the leaf edges. Grows best in bright filtered light. Mature size is 8 to 10 inches tall. *VIPP plants are Offsets