Side view of the flower of Aechmea Fasciata showing the depth of the flower bract.
My apologies in advance but we have the whole family at our place for Christmas and I'm going to have difficulty over the next couple of weeks finding time to comment. Will comment when I can.
I love each of these photos of the beautiful flower, but especially this one. It lets me study it very close up. I don't think I've ever seen one before.