Fascicularia

Fascicularia is a genus of flowering plants in the pineapple family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Latin fasciculus (bundle) and arius (pertaining to).[2]

Only one species is known, Fascicularia bicolor. It is indigenous to Chile[1] and reportedly naturalized in France and the extreme south and west of Great Britain.[3] In the wild, all Fascicularias are terrestrial, saxicolous (growing on rocks) or epiphytes.[citation needed]

It is cultivated in gardens for the dramatic bright crimson colour of its leaves contrasting with the blue inflorescence.[4]

Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:

Fascicularia bicolor subsp. bicolor
Fascicularia bicolor subsp. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & Zizka