Pitcairnia cf riparia vipp 3-26 silvery leaves arranged in a

silvery leaves arranged in a recurving upright vase shape

25 inches wide and are colored the same as a Neo

sturdy spines give the leaves a scalloped appearance

A spectacular

but will not tolerate being constantly wet

Pitcairnia cf riparia vipp 3-26 silvery leaves arranged in aThis is a species Pitcairnia that was collected in Ecuador by Jerry Raack. At this time we still do not have a positive identification for this plant, but we do believe that it could be Pitcairnia riparia. Thus, for the interim we are calling it Pit. cf. riparia. the plant is very much a rambling species with offsets produced on long stolons which could be up to a foot long. the leaves are short and fairly narrow, about a foot and the inflorescence is