Aechmea rubens explained

Aechmea rubens is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. It was described from specimens cultivated in the Jardin Botanique de Montréal, supposedly grown from Brazilian material. The exact place of origin is unknown, and the species has not been located in the wild.^[1]

Cultivars

Several cultivars are recognized^[2]

• Aechmea 'Isabel D'Bellard'
• Aechmea 'Laura Lynn'
• Aechmea 'Tropica'

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14580360#page/231/mode/1up Smith, Lyman Bradford. 1962. Notes on Bromeliaceae, XVIII. Phytologia 8(5): 218-219.
2. http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/cultivar/bcr.html BSI Cultivar Registry