Aechmea skotakii VIPP 2-4-19 silvery leaves that recurve slightly

silvery leaves that recurve slightly upward

These sturdy

A hybrid of (Quintessence x Grace) x Gee Whiz by Ray Coleman

purple-tinted

and have nice large spines along the margins

Aechmea skotakii VIPP 2-4-19 silvery leaves that recurve slightlyAn apparent new species of what would have been a Streptocalyx, originally found by Chester Skotak in the Condor Mountains of Ecuador. As far as we are aware, the name skotakii for this species is still provisional. A large growing plant with an open rosette of rather spiny two inch wide leaves. The foliage is green, turning reddish with maturity. The bloom is a wide, slightly raised, disk like head, surrounded by flaming red bracts. We collected a