Alcantarea Silver Plum is a large, specimen-scale bromeliad producing broad, strap-like leaves in silver and plum tones arranged in a dramatic rosette that can reach 60-80cm across at maturity. The silver-plum colour combination is striking and unusual - the leaves shift between silver-grey and deep plum depending on the light. Like all large Alcantareas, it is slow-growing but long-lived, and earns its space as a bold architectural feature. Water into the central cup and keep it filled. Bright indirect light to part sun. Excellent drainage. Very drought tolerant once established - the cup stores water.