Tropical pink

I was fascinated by this Billbergia plant in the Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo when it was recently in bud - don't think I got round to uploading a photo, though. When I went to the Zoo yesterday, I was amazed to see that this bud had opened. What a beautiful sight! Thanks to Nuytsia@Tas for the ID! Much appreciated! ("This is a Billbergia of some sort possibly a species or a hybrid. From this shot alone I'm afraid it's difficult to tell, possibly a large form of Billbergia nutans or a hybrid?").

"Billbergia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named for the Swedish botanist, zoologist, and anatomist Gustaf Johan Billberg. Billbergia primarily occur in Brazil but individual specie are represented from Mexico through tropical South America.

These plants often grown as hot-house plants for their bright inflorescence and colored foliage paterns." From Wikipedia.