Alcantarea imperialis 'Red' Size:9-inch Pot The branches remain spiny

The branches remain spiny

Also the leaves are covered with numerous red dots

We first obtained this species from the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with a accession number of SEL1982-0436

Incredibly it was first shown in an illustration back in 1648 in Polish publication

green with cream colored variegation and washed with a coppery-orange tint

Alcantarea imperialis 'Red' Size:9-inch Pot The branches remain spinyA giant of the bromeliad world, sometimes reaching over five feet high with leaves over eight inches wide, in full rosettes. Gardens of these giants are still found on bare granite slopes in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro where they grow in full sun. Bright light in cultivation brings out a reddish cast in the foliage. Suitable for landscape in warm locations or makes a spectacular potted specimen. Of the many forms of imperialis around these days,