Bromeliad I’d needed please

[happypalms]

Not sue what variety of bromeliad this one is but it’s a beauty. Now all I need is name to go with it thanks in advance if you know what variety it is. 

[John2468]

Looks like a Neoregelia carolinae ‘tricolor’

[Looking Glass]

21 minutes ago, John2468 said:

Looks like a Neoregelia carolinae ‘tricolor’

It sure does.  It’s an oldie name describing a few types that gave birth to many more hybrids.  I’d bet this is the original version.   There are various fat and thinned leaf ones called this.  It looks like the thin version.  

http://www.bromeliad.org.au/pictures/Neoregelia/CarolineTricolor.htm

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, John2468 said:

Looks like a Neoregelia carolinae ‘tricolor’

Thanks for the id I never really took much notice of until now. 

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, Looking Glass said:

It sure does.  It’s an oldie name describing a few types that gave birth to many more hybrids.  I’d bet this is the original version.   There are various fat and thinned leaf ones called this.  It looks like the thin version.  

http://www.bromeliad.org.au/pictures/Neoregelia/CarolineTricolor.htm

Cheers for that. So it’s an old original one used for breeding, not sure where I got it but it’s at least 25 years old if it’s in my garden. Iam pretty happy about having it in my garden.