Shelldance has a 12-18 month waiting list..there is only 2 sources

Thanks, I found a place where I can get a few. So happy!!! Thanks for responding - If you want to share your sources, perhaps I can get it for less, otherwise I'll pay what they want.

Are you in the USA? or Australia?

make sure they havent confused the plants if your in the USA

In the U.S.A., hope you can give me a good lead where i can get for less. Thanks

less than what? Need a bit more info to give good answers

$45 a pup

hmmm...Ask for pictures to be sure if they dont have it on a website...there is a Aechmea 'shelldancer' Im not aware of any sources in the USA for that plant other than the 2 I know and like I said there is a waiting list

Thanks for the advice, HDD. I did see pictures and it looks like the real thing... I guess I'll find out when I get it. This is a costly addiction, but a GREAT one! Your pictures are wonderful, keep'em coming!

What state is your source in? Yes its costly LOL

Lots down here , even some seedlings that were looking great until the cyclone blew them away ..going price is AU$20 , strange they are so hard to get as came from US !

Actually it was only grown in the US 20 some years ago but the original seed came the Australian seed bank that Shelldane Nursery grew. Its alledged that it was Fairy Piant F2 seed...then the plant migrates to Singapore and but to Ausralia and has now returned to the USA in small numbers recently...Anyway all this is to crptic for me...these guessing games are a bit boring

Yes, I've been to Shelldance Nursery. It's close to where I live. They used to have a nice collection of plants but most of it got sold to Singapore. Now the space is rented to orchid growers. But there are a couple greenhouses that still have bromeliads, although I don't know how much they are kept up these days. So that may be a clue to the path of Neo. Shelldance. I don't remember seeing it when I was there last, however. Too bad that it's so elusive.

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philo Im sure what ever is there has been brought in since the sale many years ago...Singapore Bot Gardens had a benefactor that purchased everything lock, stock and barrel and had it moved and english Lady I think...Unfortunely where it was movedto, the care givers knew very little at the time about bromeliads and many plants died...including many of Yamamoto's still unnamed plants

Speaking of cryptic guessing games, HDD, you keep saying there are only 2 sources but you don't say what they are! ;-)

Sorry its the best I can do under the circumstances