Billbergia 'Supa Dupa' – Large Bromeliad for Vivariums & Paludariums | India

💰 Price per plant: ₹2500

Billbergia 'Supa Dupa' is a big, vigorous tubular bromeliad, a showy, fast-clumping plant that makes a generous vertical statement in larger vivariums and paludariums. Billbergias are epiphytic bromeliads (family Bromeliaceae, the same tropical group as the pineapple) from the forests of Brazil, easily told apart by their tall, tubular rosettes. They hold water in that central tube, grow fast, clump freely and are among the hardiest bromeliads you can keep.

Origin and form

Billbergias are native to Brazil, where they grow on trees in bright, humid forest. 'Supa Dupa' is one of the larger, more vigorous selections, with tall upright tubes and strong markings that give real presence, and bright light keeps colour and pattern at their best. Like all Billbergias it can throw a spectacular, if short-lived, pendant flower.

Care at a glance

• Light: bright, indirect light keeps colour and markings strong.
• Water: keep the central tube topped with clean, fresh water and mist the leaves; keep the mix lightly moist, never soggy.
• Humidity: high; loves closed terrariums and vivariums.
• Temperature: very well suited to India's warm conditions, roughly 15 to 30°C.
• Difficulty: very easy, a large but forgiving bromeliad.

Styling and terrarium use

Best as a larger vertical feature in spacious vivariums and paludarium land zones; it clumps quickly to fill height. The water-holding tube suits dart-frog vivariums. Give it room so its tall tubes can lead the display. Grow it emersed, above the waterline; it is not an aquatic plant and must not be submerged. Like most bromeliads it is non-toxic and pet-friendly around cats and dogs.

Propagation

Billbergias are generous puppers: after flowering each rosette sends up several offsets, or "pups," that quickly build a clump. Let a pup reach about a third of the parent's size, then separate and pot it on.

Ordering

Supplied as healthy, nursery-grown live plants and shipped across India, sold in sets of 10, ideal for collectors, resellers and vivarium builders. A big, bold, fast-growing bromeliad to buy online in India to fill vertical space in a hurry.

Part of our Terrarium & Paludarium Plants range, shipped live across India.