Origins: Peru
Bloom: Short simple inflorescence with a bright red bract and purple tubular flowers
Ideal for: Indoors or Outdoors
Light: Strong indirect or filtered light, small amounts of direct light okay
Water: Spray or dunk twice a week, allow to dry within 6-8 hours. Soak monthly to rehydrate up to 4 hours as necessary
Formerly a vriesea, espinosae is a small compact plant with short, semi-stiff leaves and stoloniferous pups. This form of espinosae grows larger and more open and upright than the standard form, reaching 2-3 times the size. Forms really cool shapes with the pups grow in off the stolons, and the vibrant red in the bloom can be seen from afar
