Bromeliads are one of my favorite plants, this one here is Billbergia ‘Cold Fusion’. I received it via a trade with a gardening friend.
Billbergia 'Cold Fusion'
The leaves are beautifully spotted with a toothy edge, the brilliantly pink flower bracts are attention grabbers but sadly the inflorescence is short-lived.
close up
The still closed flower in purple and yellow will open shortly
closed flower
open flower
Bromeliad Billbergia 'Cold Fusion'
Most Billbergias are tall and tubular, and do not have the rosette shape of most well-known Bromeliads. They are easy bloomers and multiply fast.
A Bromeliad will bloom only once before it dies, but makes up for it by producing several offshoots.