Vriesea botafogensis VIPP 7-13-20 It has twisted stems covered

It has twisted stems covered with prominent leaf scars and bears thick leaves with wavy margins

concentrica x ‘Avalon’ and other concentrica hybrids

though it is a reluctant bloomer

Once very rare and costly

more like those of Hydnophytum and the leaves lanceolate to slightly oblong-lanceolate

Vriesea botafogensis VIPP 7-13-20 It has twisted stems coveredAn interesting and rare plant from the exposed granite cliffs at the entrance to Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Resembling the much more familiar Vr. saundersii, it is smaller, about 6 inches across, with deeply recurving, broad, leathery leaves that are heavily speckled with red below and sparingly above. The inflorescence is a panicle of dense yellow branches on a 12 inch scape.