Aechmea mertensii large form Size:5-inch Pot this plant should be treated

this plant should be treated just like most Dischidia

Bronze green in color with wide variegation

slender scape and consists of a cluster of light red branches with blue flowers

This species produces a very large flower to about three inches across

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Aechmea mertensii large form Size:5-inch Pot this plant should be treatedAechmea mertensii, large form. From Brazil, this clone grows considerably larger and more robust than the typical; 24 to 30 inches is average. The inflorescence is a cylindrical head of loosely spaced, short branches on an erect spike. The scape bracts are bright red. Not common in cultivation.