Bromeliad id?

[rick]

At the biennial our group noticed this striking bromeliad in the cloud forest dome at the Gardens by the Bay. Nobody could quite identify it. Its huge (at least 3 ft across) so we initially thought Alcantarea but compared to some near this one (3rd pic), it didn't seem quite right. Any one have any ideas?

 

 

[Pedro 65]

Rick, without a doubt its certainly an Alcantarea, and I'd say Glaziouana. The Domes are Amazing eh.  Pete    

                                                                                                                     

[Kim]

I don't know why, I just assumed it was a shade-grown Alcantarea odorata.  Maybe not!

[Pedro 65]

5 hours ago, Kim said:

I don't know why, I just assumed it was a shade-grown Alcantarea odorata.  Maybe not!

Kim, that was my 1st thoughts too, but then had a good look at the width of the leaves which is too wide for Odorata, they certainly look similar as "lots" of G's in Oz are sold as Odorata.     Pete 

[rick]

14 hours ago, Pedro 65 said:

Rick, without a doubt its certainly an Alcantarea, and I'd say Glaziouana. The Domes are Amazing eh.  Pete    

                                                                                                                      

Thanks for the id. I'm not really familiar with Alcantareas other than imperialis and odorata. That silvery blue and purple combination really stands out. That dome was amazing! I ended up going through a couple times over the course of a few hours. There was so much packed into it.

[SubTropicRay]

Alcantarea vinicolor is my favorite.