Alcantarea glaziouana HOHENBERGIA tuberous base and thick branches

tuberous base and thick branches bearing oblong leathery leaves

normal watering when actively growing and less when dormant

The inflorescence is tall with long

An interesting Japanese hybrid of truncata

A large robust species with thick

Alcantarea glaziouana HOHENBERGIA tuberous base and thick branchesOne of the 'giant growers' of the bromeliad world. Native to the coastal parts of Brazil near Rio where it can be seen in large colonies on rocky cliffs and inselbergs, right down to the water line in the Atlantic. The large inflorescences are visible for long distances on the cliffs, with a pinkish orange rachis, green and pink orange bracts and pale, light yellow branches with very large white flowers. In cultivation it is a green leaved plant in a