Aechmea winkleri Quesnelia seideliana large and easy species to

large and easy species to grow

it then produces lovely tubular purple flowers before 'pupping' and making lovely little clumps

the flowers are bi-color purple and white

fastigiata syn T

stricta soft or hard leaf varieties or stricta var rubra depending on stock

Aechmea winkleri Quesnelia seideliana large and easy species toAechmea winkleri is endemic to the State of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. It is endangered in its native habitat due to habitat destruction deforestation. My plant is slightly larger than online descriptions with leaves to 18 inches and flower spikes to 24 inches. The leaves are mid green, slightly glaucous. The flower spikes and bracts are bright red with yellow flowers that sit, in bud for a long time before opening. The flower stems are