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Native to Mexico, West Indies, Central and South America.
It has long twisting curly leaves grown from a large bulbous base. The leaves can turn from green to bright red when it is about to bloom it’s beautiful tubular bright purple flowers. This is a larger form of bulbosa that is found naturally in Belize. The typical form you usually see comes from Guatemala. These can grow to be over 12”. They like to be grown in bright filtered light. Frequent misting several times a week is necessary, especially during its growing season in the summer. It will also benefit from a soaking bath every month. Give it a little shake off afterwards to make sure water doesn't collect in the bottom leaves to prevent rot.
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