Bromeliad x 'Red Ensign' hibiscus This plant is easy to

This plant is easy to grow and increases in elegance as it ages

and have many pairs of leaflets

are edible but rarely eaten except as famine food

One of the most cold hardy of the Chamaedorea genus

It has a bit of a reputation for being 'finicky' which I don't think is quite right

Bromeliad x 'Red Ensign' hibiscus This plant is easy toAlcantarea Red Ensign is a high impact plant to say the least! Slightly smaller than the huge A. imperialis but no less spectacular with a base of deep red leaves growing to up to 1m wide. The strap like leaves are wide and corrugated with a smooth margin. The foliage tends to become a deeper red when grown in full sun and greener when grown in the shade. Gratifyingly, these stunning Bromeliads are actually very hardy plants, they will tolerate full