Aechmea nudicaulis  

flavomarginata

Taxon # 40-143.05

Aechmea nudicaulis flavomarginata is just another one of those nudicaulis bromeliads. I hadn't realized until referencing this plant that it had a sub-specie status. The type collection location was the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

The tag I acquired it under read 'albo-marginata'. I just assumed it to be a cultivar that someone had appended an -ata to to make a pseudo botanical name as sometimes happens. Kind of like my drunk Spanish speaking of placing an -o after all my Anglo words. But nope - It has sub-specie status - though I don't know why the population is unique other than the foliar anomaly. 

Did I mention how hardy the are? I'd had this growing on top of a stump last year attached to palm fiber. The squirrels kept knocking it over. At fall-time I threw the clump into an empty pot. After the winter trip under the frost cloth, I leaned this up on the ground against some other plants. Last week I noticed color popping up in that direction. Maybe it's time to pot that thing. Here it is.

Cheers, Greg - PSJPlants - Brevard County, FL (Space Coast)

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