Aechmea 'Blue Coral' Size:6-inch Pot will color up nicely and

will color up nicely and be more compact

The overall color is green with a coating of silver trichomes and a red blush in strong light and at anthesis

boldly silver banded with slightly curling tips

Grows well in an epiphytic or well drained mix

Formerly Vriesea hitchcockiana

Aechmea 'Blue Coral' Size:6-inch Pot will color up nicely andA hybrid of unknown parentage, possibly with one parent Ae. serrata or smithiorum. This is a fairly large grower and has shiny green leaves in a somewhat vase shaped rosette. The inflorescence is tall, with many branches that are mostly white with a bluish tint. The rachis and bracts are reddish orange.