Your plant is a Silver Urn Plant" or "Silver Vase Bromeliad .. i knew i knew the plant but just couldnt name it had to look it up on the net ... here is a link to some care for it .. http://www.denverplants.com/foliage/html/brofas.htm Marion
Thank you! My sister lives in the Caribbean and found this plant abandoned by the road, she fell in love, took it home, and wanted to know the name.
