On a recent visit to the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in Coral Gables, Florida, one of the many tropical plants I photographed was the Blue Tango cultivator of and Aechmea Bromeliad. All anyone who knows me has to do is look at the colors in the Blue Tango Bromeliad to know why I’d think it was such a great plant – it’s pink and purple.

In addition to the great colors, the branches of the bromeliad create a spikey spiral shape that offered some really interesting photographic opportunities. The Aechmea Blue Tango Bromeliad is hybrid plant developed by Bullis Bromeliads.

Here are some of the photos I took of th Aechmea Blue Tango Bromeliad.

Blue Tango Aechmea Bromeliad I (c) 2009 Patty Hankins

Blue Tango Aechmea Bromeliad II (c) 2009 Patty Hankins

Blue Tango Aechmea Bromeliad III (c) 2009 Patty Hankins

Like most bromeliad, the Blue Tango does have a small flower that blooms on it. The flowers on the Blue Tango Bromeliad are light blue. Unfortunately, the ones I saw at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden weren’t blooming the day I was there. I’ll be keeping my eye out for more Blue Tango Bromeliads in hopes of photographing one with the little light blue blossoms.