Neoregelia 'Hot Wire' Tillandsia airplant caput medusae mounted on drift wood These large dark burgundy leaves

These large dark burgundy leaves get even darker and more intense in high light levels

Here are some clumps of seedlings

I have small

It is endemic to Buenos Aires in Argentina where it grows as a saxicole (on rocks)

This is a large growing plant and these are large pups

Neoregelia 'Hot Wire' Tillandsia airplant caput medusae mounted on drift wood These large dark burgundy leavesNeoregelia 'Hot Wire' Is a very choice mini Neo. The leaves are green with dark spots and stripes. Neoregelia's are very easy to grow they can be mounted with some moss and bark to root into or they can be grown in a pot, which i prefer to do as it allows for easy maintanance of the plant. The correct potting medium for most 'tank type' Bromeliads such as Aechmea, Billbergia and Neoregelia is a free draining mix comprising of Peat and potting orchid