Aechmea pineliana 'Giant Form' COSTA RICA Long leaves form a loose

Long leaves form a loose rosette of silvery-green

In time the plantlets can be removed and treated as any Tillandsia offset

that one can travel for many miles and endless hours and not see a single plant

From a hot

solo travel

Aechmea pineliana 'Giant Form' COSTA RICA Long leaves form a looseA wonderful and very unusual Brazilian plant, tall and tubular, more closely resembling an Ae. bromeliifolia than the typical open rosettes of pineliana. The inflorescence is a cone like structure as in the normal forms, but larger. The plant can reach over 30 inches tall with green leaves that tint coppery in strong light. Rare in cultivation. *VIPP plants are Offsets