Billbergia 'Summertime' full shade Silvery leaves with moderately large

Silvery leaves with moderately large spines form a tight tube before anthesis and becomes bottle shaped

blunt and glossy are colored medium green with a red wash and a veneer of dark burgundy in bands and streaks

(See photos in habitat below) A slow grower that blooms in its third or fourth year

Overwatering can cause the leaf tips to split

When we first found this plant it was growing in amongst a colony of Neoglaziovia variegata in the caatinga of Bahia

Billbergia 'Summertime' full shade Silvery leaves with moderately largeAn albomarginated hybrid created by Ben Sill. Tall light green albomarginated leaves that develops a pink blush and is spotted with white. The tubular rosette grows to 14 to 16 inches tall. Prefers bright filtered light. *VIPP plants are Offsets