Neoregelia compacta (Kautsky collection) Size:Offset This is a very nice

This is a very nice plant that we collected in back in the 1990’s near El Cameron

A hybrid of (stricta x edithae) by Margaret Patterson

They often go for several years before blooming

There are regularly spaced silver bands across the leaves

The leaf margins are heavily armed with large black spines

Neoregelia compacta (Kautsky collection) Size:Offset This is a very niceAn especially nice clone of this species which was first acquired by RL Frasier from the personal collection of famed Brazilian bromeliad collector, Roberto Kautsky. Apple green leaves in graceful rosettes borne on 6 inch stolons, flush brilliant red in the center at anthesis, spreading outwards nearly half the leaf. Does exceptionally well mounted and tolerates a wide range of light conditions. It's spinelessness has made this a popular plant with