Billbergia vittata
Introduction FruitPlant'''''Billbergia vittata''''' is a plant species in the genus ''Billbergia''. It is a tough hardy tubular shaped plant heavily festooned with silver trichomes in a distinctive banded pattern that boldly contrasts with the leaf pigments. The tube form is about 500 - 600mm high and retains a reservoir of water in the tube. The plant produces a brilliant red pink pendulous inflorescence with a series of small blue flowers, on whose nectar honey eaters such as the Eastern Spinebill feed.This species is native to Brazil.
Cultivars * ''Billbergia'' 'Bismark'* ''Billbergia'' 'Breauteana'* ''Billbergia'' 'Calophylla'* ''Billbergia'' 'Cappei'* ''Billbergia'' 'Carminea'* ''Billbergia'' 'Charles Webb'* ''Billbergia'' 'Choc Chill'* ''Billbergia'' 'Collevii'* ''Billbergia'' 'Colores'* ''Billbergia'' 'Dojo Master'* ''Billbergia'' 'Domingos Martins'* ''Billbergia'' 'El Jefe'* ''Billbergia'' 'Franz Antoine'* ''Billbergia'' 'Globrite'* ''Billbergia'' 'Grey Mist'* ''Billbergia'' 'Herbaultii'* ''Billbergia'' 'Highlight'* ''Billbergia'' 'Hilda Ariza'* ''Billbergia'' 'Intermedia'* ''Billbergia'' 'Joliboisii'* ''Billbergia'' 'Joseph Marechal'* ''Billbergia'' 'Lawrence'* ''Billbergia'' 'Leodiensis'* ''Billbergia'' 'Lissom'* ''Billbergia'' 'Magic Grace'* ''Billbergia'' 'Marechalii'* ''Billbergia'' 'Medowie Dusk'* ''Billbergia'' 'Misty Pink'* ''Billbergia'' 'Misty Steel'* ''Billbergia'' 'My Pleasure'* ''Billbergia'' 'Oberthueri'* ''Billbergia'' 'Olive Wills'* ''Billbergia'' 'Penumbra'* ''Billbergia'' 'Purple Smoke'* ''Billbergia'' 'Raffle Prize'* ''Billbergia'' 'Ralph Graham French'* ''Billbergia'' 'Red Smoke'* ''Billbergia'' 'Rhedonensis'* ''Billbergia'' 'Rosea'* ''Billbergia'' 'Salmon Gum'* ''Billbergia'' 'Salmonea'* ''Billbergia'' 'Silver Sheen'* ''Billbergia'' 'Smoke & Fire'* ''Billbergia'' 'Storm'* ''Billbergia'' 'Touch of Grey'* ''Billbergia'' 'Turbo'* ''Billbergia'' 'Ultrajactensis'* ''Billbergia'' 'Vittato-Nutans'* ''Billbergia'' 'Wind & Thunder'* ''Billbergia'' 'Windtalker'* ''Billbergia'' 'Wittmackiana'* ''Billbergia'' 'Zebrina Cappeana'* × ''Cryptbergia'' 'Hombre'
References ** BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009