'Pinot Noir' is aptly named for the dark wine-red foliage that will not fade to green in the shade. Bright but not intense sun is recommended to prevent leaf scorch. Although it is grown for the foliage, the flowers are also impressive, with strong red stems, red scape bracts and contrasting greenish-yellow floral bracts. Bromeliads in the tropical American genus Aechmea are called vase plants or urn plants. Their curved leaves collect water and in the wild can be home to aquatic insects and microorganisms. Plants take several years to flower and will usually decline after the long-lasting blooms fade, but they can be restarted from “pups”: small side shoots. They like filtered light and loose soil mixed with small bark chips to increase porosity.