Aechmea haltonii LYMANIA clavispica before the Mexican plants

clavispica before the Mexican plants native to the state of Veracruz of this species were given their own name

named after his daughter

This hybrid by Bill Timm is a cultivar of (capitata ‘Domingensis’ x ‘Casallena’)

When mature

A nice shaped plant with broad leaves that overlap

Aechmea haltonii LYMANIA clavispica before the Mexican plantsA species of central Panama, named for its discoverer; the late Joe Halton of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens who found his first specimen in the vicinity of El Cope. We later found this plant in several locations including Cerro Negro. A rather large grower with stiff green leaves, armed with heavy black spines. In mature specimens the leaves are margined and tipped with pink. The inflorescence is well branched, pink and green with showy red