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  • Alcantarea imperialis bromeliad flower buds Endemic to Brazil in rocky slope locations. 

A large and stunning bromeliad with a dense rosette of wide strap-like, corrugated leaves with a smooth margin. This stunning plant takes years to flower just once before producing offsets with a large flower spike (up to 2.5 m in height) that is covered with hundreds of flowers. The flower spike can last up to 12 months. After flowering, the mother plant will start to die-back while new pups are produced alongside.

This is cultivar 'Rubra'. Leaves of this plant turn a gorgeous burgundy in high sunlight. 

Growing to an impressive 1.5 m x 1.5 m. Alcantarea imperialis,Australia,Bromeliaceae,Bromeliad,Flora,Geotagged,Imperial bromeliad,Poales,Winter,botany,plant
    Alcantarea imperialis bromeliad flower buds
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