Billbergia vittata is a plant species in the family Bromeliaceae.
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