Aechmea recurvata var. recurvata Beginners The plant colors up fantastically

The plant colors up fantastically during its flowering stages

Tillandsia punctulata grows as an epiphyte in Mexico and Central America

utriculata ssp

it is another species that has (in the wild) ant associations (a myrmecophyte)

Aechmea recurvata var. recurvata Beginners The plant colors up fantasticallyAechema recurvata is a wonderful and very easy to grow species with a few naturally occurring varieties and many cultivars. It is native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, where it grows as an epiphyte or on rocks or rocky areas. In cultivation these are very easy plants to grow that thrive on neglect. I grow mine in pots and hanging baskets in a peat and potting bark mix with a low nutrient content. They can also be mounted as long as they