Aechmea roeseliae FLORIDA NATIVE orange-tipped bracts form around a

orange-tipped bracts form around a nested inflorescence bearing yellow tipped flowers

‘Yellow Rose’ and ‘Maya’

with stiff and contorted leaves

Concentric banding and some blotching of reddish to deep purplish-brown occurs with maturity and strong light

A robust form of this variable Venezuelan species

Aechmea roeseliae FLORIDA NATIVE orange-tipped bracts form around aAn endemic species to the montane forests of Western Ecuador in the Amazon drainage of the Andes. Growing only in primary, undisturbed forest, this species is absent from regrowth forests for some reason. It lives in a region of high humidity and moisture. A funnelform rosette with 2. 5 inch wide leaves that are green on top and violet brownish red below. The inflorescence is nodding, with pinkish red bracts and multiple branches with flowers