Aechmea 'Red Bands' Size:Offset A rare variegated form of

A rare variegated form of the species

75 inches wide

a cultivar of ‘William Richtmyer’ x ‘Roseus

The inflorescence is a tall scape with ten or more glossy red branches and long bracts which are more leaf-like and grayish

The color is silver with dark mottling

Aechmea 'Red Bands' Size:Offset A rare variegated form ofThis plant is a beauty with a checkered past! Probably originating in the 70s in southern California, it has been variously offered as triangularis Red Band and maculata, but appears to be a hybrid of the two. A plant with upright tubular growth of tapering, stiff, spiny leaves, light green with ample red banding. The inflorescence is like that of triangularis, a corn cob shaped white cone with pale, brownish yellow flowers and bright red bracts. A