Pitcairnia paniculata water regularly With in the veneer there

With in the veneer there are numerous speckled color breaks

An epiphyte with a stiff leaved upright open rosette

The leaves start out green but with age and good light develop a yellowish tinge

concentrica types

Bill Timm’s hybrid of (fasciculata x capitata)

Pitcairnia paniculata water regularly With in the veneer thereA fairly large growing species with grassy leaves and a tall inflorescence with long branches and reddish orange flowers. Native to Ecuador and Peru on the Amazonian side of the Andes in the rare drier parts, growing in sparse soil amongst rocks. In cultivation can be grown in a 6 inch pot or larger on may be used in the ground as a landscape plant.