Encholirium irwinii FRAGRANT Thrives in normal bromeliad cultivation

Thrives in normal bromeliad cultivation

densely serrated leaves are mottled with colors of pink

This plant occurred amongst a group of seedlings of Tillandsia balbisiana supplied by a South American nurseryman

but sometimes do not appear in a whole season

Encholirium irwinii FRAGRANT Thrives in normal bromeliad cultivationFrom the vicinity of Municipio de Grao Mogol, in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. A smallish species with secund leaves bearing very large marginal spines. The color silvery green to whitish with new growth being bright green. Sun exposure can cause the leaves to tint reddish or dark brownish red. The inflorescence reaches about three feet tall and is simple, brownish silver with flowers bearing green petals. The habit is clustering with short rhizomes.