Aechmea 'Fantasma' vipp 2-5 A graceful rosette that starts

A graceful rosette that starts out upright then as the inch wide leaves lengthen

both species highly fragrant but the hybrid of the two barely so

A reverse cross of the outstanding hybrid ‘Steve’ by Steve Correale which is (fasciculata ‘Magnificent’ x chiapensis)

with wide leaves and heavy black spines

shaded conditions the colors are usually more subdued

Aechmea 'Fantasma' vipp 2-5 A graceful rosette that startsA hybrid of Aechmea fasciata albomarginated x flavorosea by Chester Skotak. Vase shaped with silvery leaves margined in creamy white and bearing the 'thumb print' on the lower leaf typical of the flavorosea parent. The bloom is orange with short branches in a tight, spiky cluster.