Aechmea cylindrata Hardy Grow in full sun and

Grow in full sun and give plenty of food and water

unlike Dicksonia which tends to have most of its fronds in one go in the spring

Ensete maurelii says exotic garden more than any other plant it has huge green leaves that are  suffused with shades of red and purple the edges of the leaves and mid rib are a rich deep red as is the stem the leaves grow upto 3m in height and upto 1m across

The plant pictured

The leaves are a dull green

Aechmea cylindrata Hardy Grow in full sun andName Aechmea cylindrata 'Blue Cone; What you get You will receive a pup in a 2lt hanging pot About This bromeliad has proven fairly hardy for me will happily survive in a cold greenhouse. It has small rosettes of pale green leaves that will form nice size clumps fairly quickly it produces cylindrical spikes of pink and purple flowers. Can take 4 for a short time.