Billbergia violacea Brom-L #405 sparingly The inflorescence has more and

The inflorescence has more and wider branches but is more compact and taller

The green leaves are margined with yellow white variegation

but not too sharp

Native to seasonally dry forests where they receive abundant sun and good air circulation

This species is rare in cultivation

Billbergia violacea Brom-L #405 sparingly The inflorescence has more andOne of the spectacular helicoid Billbergias that have beautiful pendant inflorescences with large flowers and showy bracts. This species is widespread in the Amazon basin from they Guyanas across Brazil to Bolivia and is nowhere common. A tall, tubular species with thick, leathery leaves with stout marginal spines. Few leaves in the upright rosette which forms a tube then flares out with several very long leaves. The color is brownish in good light