Aechmea ornata v. hoehneana Size:Offset A large growing hybrid from

A large growing hybrid from Ray Coleman

’ the other being ‘Marathon

A sensation at its release at the 2010 World Bromeliad Conference in New Orleans

The plant was grown from seed collected by Rick and Carol Richtmyer

with stiff and contorted leaves

Aechmea ornata v. hoehneana Size:Offset A large growing hybrid fromA miniature form of the species that matures at only about 10 inches across or less! It forms a tight, flat rosette with sharply pointed green leaves. Known to be a reluctant bloomer, but still nice. The inflorescence is like the typical form, a short stout scape with red bracts and bristly, cone shaped head with blue flowers. In nature it is an epiphyte or terrestrial and occurs from Sao Paulo to Santa Catarina, Brazil. This is a notably cold hardy