Billbergia nutans 'Rare Form' Vriesea lubbersii and the flower spike (which

and the flower spike (which often just turns into a pup without flowering) is a nice dark red

Aechmea 'Vaquero' Is a hybrid of A

or is sessile

however in my collection these capillaris forms are notably different

Isley in the 1980's

Billbergia nutans 'Rare Form' Vriesea lubbersii and the flower spike (whichBillbergia nutans Rare Form is a very choice and rare variety of Billbergia nutans. I was gifted this plant 15 years ago from a collector in Europe. The closest id i have for this plant is that it is a form of Billbergia nutans. It is a very nice plant it differs from the common B. nutans in that it has a much tighter and more compact plant with rigid leaves and a taller and more upright flower spike. It also has longer stolons or above ground