Bromelia scarlatina Pabos Peru SEL VIPP 1-9-19 vividly colored with red

vividly colored with red

This plant stays solitary until it blooms then forms many offsets and makes an attractive clump

A new special miniature Neoregelia from Chester Skotak (cross information not yet reported)

In strong light the leaves are rich

this is perhaps the largest of the bunch

Bromelia scarlatina Pabos Peru SEL VIPP 1-9-19 vividly colored with redOne of two forms of this small, rainforest dwelling Bromelia species from Ecuador and Peru. One form has become more prevalent, the form with long, spineless petioles, from Ecuador. The other form, with short, broad, spiny petioles and spiny leaves, from Peru is now the much rarer one. Its hard to believe that this is the same species as the Ecuadorean form which is spineless and has very slim, long petioles on its leaves. This form has short, broad