Botanical Name: Aechmea gamosphela
Common Name: Match stick bromeliad
Origin: Brazil
Charateristics: Aechmea gamosepela, the ‘matchstick bromeliad’ has mid-green leaves with rounded tips, similar to those of a tulip, and produces spikes topped with pink flowers with blue tips. Once open, the blue tips reveal pink flowers with a blue throat. Fast growing ground cover. Like full sun. Waterwise. Popular house plant.