Navia arida ALOE rubiginosum or a possible natural

rubiginosum or a possible natural hybrid

leathery leaves are borne on a stout stem and grow 90 degrees opposite from the leaves below

A rare plant restricted to the slopes of Montagne des Francais

The undersides of the leaves are covered in medium scurf

Navia arida ALOE rubiginosum or a possible naturalA spectacular plant in one of the more obscure genera of bromeliads. Grows upright at first to 18 inches or more, and then flattens out when in bloom and flushes orange in the center with yellow sepals and petals tipped with red in a nidular inflorescence. With good culture, can reach an astonishing 4 feet across! A native of the Venezuelan 'Lost World or 'Guyana Shield' of Bolivar State where it grows as a lithophyte or terrestrial, in rock crevices