Bromeliad, Alcantarea imperialis 'Rubra' items on sale - outdoor plants This version 'Beauty Star' has

This version 'Beauty Star' has beautiful

Produces high yields of fruit when cross-pollinated with another variety such as Blue Dawn or Tasty Blue

Native to Reunion Island in the Indian ocean the Champagne palm is frost tender and slow growing but well worth the effort

fermented to make mead or toddy-like booze

Bromeliad, Alcantarea imperialis 'Rubra' items on sale - outdoor plants This version 'Beauty Star' hasOne of the giants. This Bromeliad grows to a span of more than 1. 5 metres, although it takes up to ten years to get to this size. The thick red flower spike reaches up to 2. 5 metres in height, producing hundreds of slightly fragrant white flowers. The leaves are quite leathery and tough and the plant can withstand relatively cool nights for a Vriesea as it is native to mountains near Rio de Janeiro at an elevation of 1,500 metres. In bright light,