Aechmea fasciata
…of spike-like inflorescences. The inflorescences are borne on striking pink bracts with a spiny, toothed margin. The sessile, hermaphroditic, three-petaled flowers are about 3.5 cm (1 in) long. The three asymmetrical, 1 cm (0 in) long sepals are fused into a short (2.5 mm) tube; they are pink, covered in…