Encholirium magalhaesii Size:6-inch Pot When grown in high light

When grown in high light the plant develops a pink blush

coppery to chestnut-brown recurving leaves and marginal spines

but still not for growers used to ‘benign neglect’ for their bromeliads

but adapts to varied conditions in cultivation

The inflorescence is taller than the foliage and is rather spindle shaped with pink bracts and white edged red flowers

Encholirium magalhaesii Size:6-inch Pot When grown in high lightA small growing, clump forming species from central Minas Gerais, Brazil where it lives in rocky areas growing in crevices and stony ground in a very arid region. The plants have fairly narrow leaves varying from green to coppery red and bronzy, sometimes with a dusting of silver trichomes. The marginal spines are fairly prominent but are widely spaced and narrow. The shape is open with straight leaves that taper to a sharp point. The inflorescence is