Brocchinia acuminata sandersonii grows upon wet rocks

sandersonii grows upon wet rocks or in very wet and sandy soils

Rotundiflora and P

running stolons which it uses to drop down into the water wells of bromeliad in order to grow new plants

orchids-like flowers and large bladders

LIGHT: Flexible to light conditions

Brocchinia acuminata sandersonii grows upon wet rocksSCIENTIFIC NAME: Brocchinia Acuminata COMMON NAME: Bromeliad. PLACE OF ORIGIN: The Gran Sabana, Venezuela. GENERAL INFO: Brocchinia Acuminata is a Bromeliad from the Gran Sabana, and Tepui regions of Venezuela. Set apart from other species of Brocchinia by its distinct appearance, B. acuminata is also speculated to be a myrmecophyte, forming symbiotic relationships with colonies of ants whose activities, feces and carcasses all supply the peltate