Neoregelia macrosepala vipp 5-28 with a red scape and

with a red scape and long bracts

A small plant maturing to only 4 to 8 inches in diameter with a full round shape

A medium sized plant to about 10 or 12 inches across with fairly wide

A lithophyte or rock dwelling form that lives in southern Mexico

Neoregelia macrosepala vipp 5-28 with a red scape andA large grower that has been consistently rare in collections, in spit of the fact that it has been the parent of many of the best and most colorful hybrids in recent years. A leafy, spreading, 24 to 30 inch rosette with fairly stiff, medium narrow green leaves that are lightly suffused with red speckles. The center flush at anthesis is pink, a characteristic that it passes to hybrid offspring as foliage color.