Neoregelia 'Aventura' PERU The foliage is green with

The foliage is green with silver crossbanding that later will be totally obscured by a silvery white powder

we obtained this plant on a trip to Brazil from Roberto Menescal who named it

with a name that reflects his famed

That identity is not positive

This bizarre bi-generic hybrid by Chester Skotak is a cultivar of Quesnelia edmundoi v

Neoregelia 'Aventura' PERU The foliage is green withA handsome miniature from Chester Skotak, a cultivar of (carolinae variegated x Hannibal Lecter) x Tiger Cub that reaches about 8 inches tall and 12 inches wide. The leaves are about 1. 25 inches wide and have broad ivory variegation up the centers. The leaves are heavily barred on the undersides with red bars closely spaced. The upper sides are barred only towards the ends. Offsets are produced before blooming and form on 1. 5 inch long stolons.