Neoregelia pascoaliana vipp 12-25 ionantha v

ionantha v

our plant originated in the Chapada Diamantina area of Bahia

from which plants from here have been confused with drakeyi in the past

glossy branches on a scape that rises just above the center of the plant

Neoregelia pascoaliana vipp 12-25 ionantha vA species from the restinga habitat along coastal Brazil. Growing with and looking somewhat like Neoregelia cruenta, it is a rugged plant that thrives in hot, sunny and often very dry conditions. A fairly large grower to over 24 inches tall in an upright rosette shape. The leaves are broad, light green to yellowish and suffused with tiny red speckles. Leaf tips are dark red and the marginal spines are dark and quite prominent. No color change in the