You will receive 1 bare root plant cutting similar to the first photo.  My bromeliads are grown outdoors and perfect for landscape use or indoor culture.   This medium-sized bromeliad grows in a natural rosette and will cling to trees (see pic) or use as ground cover or just in a pot.  You can plant in potting soil, but Bromeliads really do not need lots of potting soil, a mixture of bark and sphagnum moss in a shallow pot will work.
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