Guzmania monostachia variegated Size:Offset Flowers at various times throughout

Flowers at various times throughout the warm months

This was a special cultivar selected by Bill Baker for having pink spines

vase-shaped hybrid to about 14 inches tall

with the look of a Baobab tree when mature

A medium size Neoregelia

Guzmania monostachia variegated Size:Offset Flowers at various times throughoutAlthough Guzmania monostachia is found throughout much of Latin America, the variegated form is known only from a few locations deep within Florida's Everglades and is the only Guzmania native to the United States. Now fully protected, during the 60's and 70's many plants were removed from the Fakahatchee Strand where, though rare, the plant still exists in the wild. This form is larger than most of the Latin American forms, but the inflorescence is