x Billmea 'Barbara Ellen' MEDINILLA it had somewhat less rigid

it had somewhat less rigid leaves and slightly larger spines than the Neoglaziovias it was growing with

This is a very decorative species

The plants form dense mats of hard

almost triangular leaves in a loose rosette ultimately reaching over 3 feet high and wide

Endemic to Madagascar and considered vulnerable due to habitat loss

x Billmea 'Barbara Ellen' MEDINILLA it had somewhat less rigidThis bi generic hybrid from Ben Sill is a selected clone of Billbergia 'Pixie' x Aechmea recurvata. A 6 to 7 inch tall tube with leaves recurving at the tips. Rosy pink colored leaves that are heavily suffused with white and green speckles. The inflorescence looks more like the recurvata parent, dark red dark flowers. The inflorescence stays low in the tube only showing about half of its size. *VIPP plants are Offsets