Aechmea chantinii hybrid

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I have waited four years to see this bloom. It is a Aechmea hybrid with some  chantinii in the mix.

I think it is spectacular! Worth the wait. The inflorescence is almost 15cms long.

 

 

[Gonzer]

Looks like it has A. distichantha as a parent.

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41 minutes ago, Gonzer said:

Looks like it has A. distichantha as a parent.

Yes ,I think so too. The inflorescence is very tight and conical.The foliage is very typical "chantinii" like with bands and spines

[Mandrew968]

Hummingbird feeder I bet.

[SubTropicRay]

That flower looks a lot like Aechmea phanerophlebia.  The leaf tips do as well.  How about an entire plant photo?

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4 hours ago, SubTropicRay said:

That flower looks a lot like Aechmea phanerophlebia.  The leaf tips do as well.  How about an entire plant photo?

Ray, I think you are absolutely correct. I just googled  Aechmea phanerophlebia and my foliage is exactly the same. There seems to be a "rubra" form as well.

[SubTropicRay]

Excellent plant.  I've had the rubra form for many years and it's been tough as nails.

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1 hour ago, SubTropicRay said:

Excellent plant.  I've had the rubra form for many years and it's been tough as nails.

Now I want the rubra form as well. Bromeliads are so addictive.You can always find a spot for more!

[Al in Kona]

True, but they do need to be cleaned out (remove dead after flowering) and to be thinned out and re-planted on occasion.  Weeding sometimes needed also but I agree, it's all worth it.  For me, most do well planted under, around and between palm trees altho' some require as much sun as possible to show their best.