When we think of intense color often our mind darts off to  a great paint job on a Harley, something with maybe flames or a high gloss gas tank.

Bromeliads have their version of a Harley also. 

Bromeliad flowers may indeed add many more colors to the crayon box and you might stop for a brief moment and utter a wow under your breath. But when one group of Bromeliads - Neoregelia - wants to show their colors  even the "business professional" and weekend Harley rider would need to put on an extra pair of sunglasses.