Billbergia rosea DART FROG The thick leaves are margined

The thick leaves are margined with dark spines and have a deep purple to chestnut-brown veneer extending in blotches and bands out to the dark leaf tips

wide leaved plant with deep reddish burgundy color and green spots

but smaller and more upright

This complex of plants is widespread from Florida and the Caribbean to northern South America and in all likelihood involves several species as yet not separated or identified

When it blooms

Billbergia rosea DART FROG The thick leaves are marginedA stunning Venezuelan species with deep chocolate brown over deep green leaves, with abundant silver banding. Formerly known as venezuelana, it is a giant that can reach nearly 4 feet tall in a tubular, vase shape, but normally remains a manageable size if kept in a 6 8 inch pot. Stout spines line the leaf margins. The inflorescence is nothing short of spectacular, a huge pendant panicle of bright pink bracts with white ovaries and large green petals