Aechmea leonard-kentiana X NEOMEA A single ‘Tarantello‘ is a

A single ‘Tarantello‘ is a presence of its own and doesn’t need to be in a clump to have that kind of gravity that only so few plants have

Deep blue flowers are long and tubular

hardy species

This is the exceptional clone of Aechmea chantinii that sported to become the famous

Aechmea leonard-kentiana X NEOMEA A single ‘Tarantello‘ is aA large species from Bahia, Brazil that may superficially resemble a Hohnebergia and has close relatives in Aechmea, Portea and the now discontinued Streptocalyx. Long, strappy leaves in a full, open, 36 inch, somewhat bulbous based rosette, have serrate spines and a grey scurf. The inflorescence is on a tall scape with short , well spaced tripinnate branches forming a cylindrical, conical head. Scape bracts are green, and flowers dense and tiny with