Aechmea cylindrata Tillandsia aizoides These plants are very prolific

These plants are very prolific and will seed around quite often amongst collections

The crossing of these two species has given many hybrids such as 'Cotton Candy' and 'Red Princess'

It has grass like foliage similar to T

vitata and B

Tillandsia recurvifolia and Tillandsia stricta

Aechmea cylindrata Tillandsia aizoides These plants are very prolificAechmea cylindrata is native to South Eastern Brazil. It is a popular ornamental because it has nice bright green leaves and tall flower spikes with red to pink bracts and bright blue flowers. Aechmea cylindrata is very easy to grow in a pot with a normal Bromeliad mix of peat and potting bark, or it could be grown mounted with plenty of medium. It wants to be grown out of direct sun. As with all 'tank type' Bromeliads the tanks can be kept with some