Aechmea flemingii Size:Offset The underside of the leaves

The underside of the leaves are densely covered with a thick layer of silver-white trichomes

with fewer of the problems common to 'Ensign'

Within the purple veneer clear green spots appear

about six inches long with pink bracts and tubular purple flowers

Aechmea flemingii Size:Offset The underside of the leavesEndemic to the island of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles, it is one of the very few Aechmea species from the Caribbean. A rarely seen plant, of interest mostly to taxonomists and collectors. The plant is fairly large, to over 30 inches with somewhat soft, greenish yellow leaves and a pale yellow inflorescence that most resembles that of a Vriesea or Tillandsia species rather than an Aechmea. Interesting, not beautiful, it is a rare plant from a