Billbergia 'Summertime' full shade (See photos in habitat below)

(See photos in habitat below) A slow grower that blooms in its third or fourth year

blunt and glossy are colored medium green with a red wash and a veneer of dark burgundy in bands and streaks

A very nice species from Central America that for years went in the trade as paucifolia (or circinnata) 'Pink Form'

Overwatering can cause the leaf tips to split

Not often seen in cultivation

Billbergia 'Summertime' full shade (See photos in habitat below)An albomarginated hybrid created by Ben Sill. Tall light green albomarginated leaves that develops a pink blush and is spotted with white. The tubular rosette grows to 14 to 16 inches tall. Prefers bright filtered light. *VIPP plants are Offsets