Billbergia pyramidalis is a Bromeliad known for its large red brush shaped flower tipped with violet surrounded by a rosette of strap-like leaves that are finely toothed.
It produces a stunning, single flower in autumn.
Bromeliads are epiphytes, they do not rely on water and nutrients from the soil, getting them instead from air and rainwater.
They like shade so they can be planted in the shaded area under larger shrubs or trees without taking much water or nutrients from the plant giving them shade.
The leaves have spines and sharp edges so not great if close to where children will be playing.
This is a vigorous species that will naturally form dense clumps.