Aechmea recurvata v. recurvata Size:Offset reduced water and feeding and

reduced water and feeding and under-potting will force the plant to take on its best form and color

Werner Rauh in the Western Highlands

Neoregelia 'Nightmare' by Ray Coleman

Flowers are typically red

less silvery and stoloniferous

Aechmea recurvata v. recurvata Size:Offset reduced water and feeding andA real Southern species, found in Argentina and Paraguay. A larger form of this handsome species, still stays only about 8 to 10 inches tall in a bulbous, upright rosette. The leaves are stiff, fairly spiny, and recurve sharply at the tips, forming a tubular throat. The inflorescence is on a short scape, and the top of the plant blushes reddish when in bloom. Fairly cold hard, at least down to freezing for short periods., *VIPP plants are Offsets