Aechmea 'Fantasma' vipp 2-5 A reverse cross of the

A reverse cross of the outstanding hybrid ‘Steve’ by Steve Correale which is (fasciculata ‘Magnificent’ x chiapensis)

both species highly fragrant but the hybrid of the two barely so

thickly succulent and blush rusty-red to deep red in good light

A graceful rosette that starts out upright then as the inch wide leaves lengthen

Aechmea 'Fantasma' vipp 2-5 A reverse cross of theA hybrid of Aechmea fasciata albomarginated x flavorosea by Chester Skotak. Vase shaped with silvery leaves margined in creamy white and bearing the 'thumb print' on the lower leaf typical of the flavorosea parent. The bloom is orange with short branches in a tight, spiky cluster.