Racinaea crispa

Racinaea crispaSpecies from Ecuador and Colombia Rare bromeliad from the wet, mid high altitudes of South America. Available plants are propagated pups from pictured plants (and others). These plants rarely grow many roots as they perform moisture and nutrient uptake through their tank leaves, and roots are used mainly for stabilization. Most of these pups have little to no roots. They should simply be mounted, placed in an empty net pot, or the base carefully

This is a rare species in the trade

This is one of those species

This does not seem to indicate its tolerance of low humidity (or lack thereof)

but it’s never shown the patterned leaves

binnendijkii

The flowers on this species are a pink blush and occur in long sprays

outdoors in shade or in a greenhouse

Blooming-size

Blooming size

Plant pictured in all photos is the actual one for sale

I start them out potted in fine bark to get them established

warm-growing species