Aechmea cylindrata Tillandsia aizoides It is know amongst enthusiasts

It is know amongst enthusiasts as 'The mad pupper' due to the fact that it constantly produces 'pups' or offsets along its stem and so quickly grows into large sometimes very large clumps

These plants are very prolific and will seed around quite often amongst collections

The crossing of these two species has given many hybrids such as 'Cotton Candy' and 'Red Princess'

Tillandsia recurvifolia and Tillandsia stricta

Billbergia 'Charles Webb' is a cultivar of a hybrid with B

Aechmea cylindrata Tillandsia aizoides It is know amongst enthusiastsAechmea cylindrata is native to South Eastern Brazil. It is a popular ornamental because it has nice bright green leaves and tall flower spikes with red to pink bracts and bright blue flowers. Aechmea cylindrata is very easy to grow in a pot with a normal Bromeliad mix of peat and potting bark, or it could be grown mounted with plenty of medium. It wants to be grown out of direct sun. As with all 'tank type' Bromeliads the tanks can be kept with some