Neoregelia 'Vanguard' SKOTAK a cliff dweller that forms

a cliff dweller that forms cascading clusters

Comparing this plant with photos of Pit

waxy coating

not unlike an Ae

A species discovered and named by Teresa Strehl from an area near the city of Porto Allegre in Rio Grande do Sul in the town of Dom Feliciano

Neoregelia 'Vanguard' SKOTAK a cliff dweller that formsA large growing hybrid from Chester Skotak. Maximum size for this one is 24 inches across and 12 inches tall. The shape is a upright flaring rosette of dark green leaves. These dark green leaves have cream yellow margins and are edged with pronounced black spines. There are broken bands of purple in the leaves which are more noticeable at the outer tips of the leaves.