Brocchinia hectoides Size:Small - 2.5" Potted and wide red veins

and wide red veins

and it is without a stem

Location information: Transvaal

Leave at least a 1" of needles after spring cleanup

It is a vigorous plant that readily forms dense colonies

Brocchinia hectoides Size:Small - 2.5" Potted and wide red veinsEasy to Grow: Moderate Dormancy: No Native Range: Summits of the cool Tepuis of Northeastern South America Zones: 9 11 Brocchinia hectoides is a carnivorous bromeliad with a tall, tubular, erect whorl of light green waxy leaves that are very slippery to insects. The leaves form a water collecting barrel where insects are trapped and drown. With the help of bacteria to decompose this material, the plant then absorbs the nutrients. In their natural