Origins: All over South America, West Indies
Bloom: One fluffy pink bract that produces purple tri-petaled flowers. Much larger than most stricta blooms and much more pale pink in the bract
Ideal for: Indoors/Outdoors
Light: Strong indirect and/or filtered light
Water: Spray or dunk twice a week, allow to dry within 6-8 hours. Soak monthly to rehydrate up to 4 hours as necessary
This is a larger form of stricta with thicker, wider leaves than standard stricta. Grows very bushy and has one of the larger floral bracts of any stricta variety. I don't typically love stricta, but this is one varietal I am quite fond of.
Please note they are towards the end of their bloom, most flowers are spent