Encholirium irwinii FRAGRANT glossy black or as nearly

glossy black or as nearly so as you will find in a bromeliad

Thrives in normal bromeliad cultivation

Nicer than it sounds

5 times the length of the leaves

Encholirium irwinii FRAGRANT glossy black or as nearlyFrom 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.