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Arched pink stem with dangling green petals outlined in blue and a yellow stamen.

(Billbergia nutans)

Queens Tears

Queens Tears (Billbergia nutans) are native to Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. This bromeliad produces long, tough, dark green leaves with toothed edges. Flower-bearing stems grow in clusters of pink flowers with blue and green segments and elongated yellow stamens, creating a rainbow-like display.