Aechmea fasciata—Brazil. ‘‘The Urn Plant'’. A select European strain of 
this beautiful silver banded bromel with long lasting pink flower heads. 
Aechmea ‘‘Foster's Favorite’’-—The lacquered wine-red leaves of this hybrid 
Aechmea are particularly attractive. Flower spike drooping with berry-like 
flowers in winter. 
Aechmea fulgens discolor—Brazil. A good foliage type. Underside of leaves 
smooth purple covered with a white powder. Erect, long-lasting cluster of 
berry-like flowers. 
Aechmea marmorata—Brazil. ‘‘Grecian Vase’’ Tubular, vase-shaped; a most 
artistic, decorative plant. Gray-green leaves somewhat cross-banded with 
dark green. Flower stalk with its pink bracts and blue flowers is produced 
in May. (See cover design.) 
Aechmea miniata discolor—Brazil. A rosette of medium green leaves the 
underside a beautiful glossy maroon. Blue flowers on erect spike followed 
by long-lasting red berries. 
Aechmea orlandiana—Brazil. Light green leaves marked with black zigzag 
bands. Flowers in winter with yellow flowers and scarlet bracts. 
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Aechmea racinae—Brazil. ‘‘Christmas Jewels’’. Small rosette plant of shiny 
light green leaves. Flowers yellow, black and red on pendant stem at 
Christmas time. 
Aechmea schultesiana—Colombia. Upright rosette with rosy-bronze leaves. 
Erect flower spike followed by long-lasting berries first white then blue. 
Aechmea weilbachii rubra—Brazil. Leaves maroon at the base merging into 
rich green. Flower spike covered with brilliant red bracts terminating in a 
cluster of red and purple berry-like flowers. 
BILLBERGIA euphemiae—Tubular plant about one foot high with gray green 
leaves and drooping flower spike with lovely pink bracts. 
Billbergia leptopoda—Brazil. ‘‘Permanent Wave Plant’’. Tubular plant to 
12”’ with outward arching gray-green leaves curled into fiddle heads at the 
ends. Flowers red, blue and yellow. 
Billbergia leptopoda—Brazil. ‘‘Permanent Wave Plant’. Tubular plant to 
purple with crossbands of white. Drooping flower spike with bright red 
bracts. 
Billbergia pyramidalis—Brazil. Broad-leafed rosette of pale green leaves. 
A short erect spike of radiant orange-pink flowers is produced in the fall 
Billbergia saundersii—Brazil. Tubular plant with leaves flaring very little at 
the top. Leaves green splashed with cream spots. Showy inflorescence 
with crimson bracts. 
Billbergia saundersii hybrids—Tubular plant; leaves bronzy to maroon splashed 
with cream. Flowers as above. 
Billbergia x Windii (B. decora x B. nutans). Small slender prolific plant. 
Flower spike pundulous, rosy crimson. 
Billbergia hybrids—These fast growing plants are producing interesting forms 
and colors and should be showy when they come into bloom. 
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