Encholirium irwinii FRAGRANT Nicer than it sounds

Nicer than it sounds

The inflorescence is a nidular whorl of bright crimson bracts and white flowers

the leaves are rather succulent and the inflorescence inflated

Thrives in normal bromeliad cultivation

Encholirium irwinii FRAGRANT Nicer than it soundsFrom the vicinity of Municipio de Grao Mogol, in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. A smallish species with secund leaves bearing very large marginal spines. The color silvery green to whitish with new growth being bright green. Sun exposure can cause the leaves to tint reddish or dark brownish red. The inflorescence reaches about three feet tall and is simple, brownish silver with flowers bearing green petals. The habit is clustering with short rhizomes.