Billbergia pyramidalis, known as Flaming Torch or Summer Torch, is a striking bromeliad from the Bromeliaceae family. It forms a rosette of stiff, green leaves and produces a spectacular, pendulous inflorescence with bright pink bracts and blue-purple flowers.
Growing 1 to 2 feet tall, it's epiphytic or terrestrial, thriving in bright, indirect light and high humidity. Water in the central cup. After flowering, the rosette dies but produces offsets. Numerous synonyms exist, including Billbergia andegavensis and B. fastuosa.
| Family: | Bromeliaceae (bro-mee-lee-AY-see-ee) |
| Genus: | Billbergia (bil-BERG-a) |
| Species: | pyramidalis (peer-uh-mid-AH-liss) |
| Synonym: | Billbergia andegavensis |
| Synonym: | Billbergia atrorosea |
| Synonym: | Billbergia croyana |
| Synonym: | Billbergia fastuosa |
| Synonym: | Billbergia lemoinei |
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