Aechmea melinonii X CRYPTMEA white lip with a reddish

white lip with a reddish splash in the center

funnel-form rosette with leaves green above and entirely covered with silver trichomes below over a reddish base

green on the top half and pink to red below

older leaves tend to fade to green but retain dark purplish-brown tips and veneer from the tips inward

Aechmea melinonii X CRYPTMEA white lip with a reddishWe first acquired this plant several years ago as seedlings. The plant is a fairly large grower to about 30 inches, bulbous based with wide, deep green spiny foliage. The inflorescence is nothing short of spectacular! Massive in comparison to the plant, it is a panicle of densely set branches with white tipped pink sepals, giving the appearance of a cluster of pink berries. An epiphytic or lithophytic species native to Surinam. *WILL BE SHIPPED