Australian and New Zealand Gardening: Bromeliads for novices and serious addicts #12, Aug 2010, 1 by 77sunset

77sunset wrote:
Hello everyone. Love all the broms but I draw the line at that toad. ugh. I love my froggies, both ornamental and live but am glad we don't have those toads. . My son in Darwin has those horrible creatures in his yard. . Finally found a time when the rain had stopped so I could photograph the new broms. Only small s as yet and maybe a bit tatty , but at only a couple of dollars each, who am I to complain.
This first one is a spiky one with a dark purple flower, sort of cone shaped flower. Any clues ?
Jean.