Pitcairnia bergii X NIDUSINCORAEA A species from Tamaulipas state

A species from Tamaulipas state of Mexico

with red and yellow cyathophylls which do not spread open at anthesis

The inflorescence is a tall reddish scape

A Canistrum x Aechmea hybrid

Does well potted or mounted

Pitcairnia bergii X NIDUSINCORAEA A species from Tamaulipas stateThis is a very nice smaller species with a beautiful red flowered inflorescence that is first erect, and then bends over at the apex. Back in 1989 Wally Berg and I found this interesting novelty in Ecuador where it grows on rocks and cliffs in large colonies in the area of Uzhcurrumi in Azuay Province. When blooming, the cliff faces were ablaze in the red of the inflorescences of this pretty little species.