Aechmea haltonii MEXICO their tall shiny orange spikes

their tall shiny orange spikes glistening in the full sun

it is a good plant for mounting or for hanging basket culture

A large and very lovely plant to over 3 feet tall

This outstanding hybrid (‘Colores’ x ‘Strawberry’ (Beadle #1405)) is a masterwork of famed Billbergia breeder Don Beadle

Aechmea haltonii MEXICO their tall shiny orange spikesA species of central Panama, named for its discoverer; the late Joe Halton of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens who found his first specimen in the vicinity of El Cope. We later found this plant in several locations including Cerro Negro. A rather large grower with stiff green leaves, armed with heavy black spines. In mature specimens the leaves are margined and tipped with pink. The inflorescence is well branched, pink and green with showy red