A nice little hybrid that is as yet unnamed, but still nice. A very full 12 inch rosette of half-inch wide, discolor leaves, green on top and purple below. The inflorescence, which is about 20 inches tall, is lance-shaped and light yellow. Nice for small space shaded gardens or terrariums.
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Formerly known as Tillandsia cyanea variegated. A once very rare form with beautifully white striped leaves. The inflorescence is the same as a the typical form, bright pink with large, fragrant purple flowers. Has been around for a while in some private collections, but is still not often seen for sale.
A cultivar of (Billbergia nutans x Aechmea recurvata v. benrathii) Stewart. A cute, clumping, easy to grow miniature bigeneric hybrid. Slender, stiff, moderately spiny leaves of light green, form upright, clustering rosettes to about 8 to 10 inches tall. The inflorescence is fairly attractive, erect to nodding, with bright red bracts, streaked with grey trichomes and a cluster of violet trimmed, green flowers. Can take on a reddish cast if grown in strong light. Suitable for terrariums.
A bi-generic hybrid by Bryan Windham. Thick green recurving leaves with pronounced spines. Mature size 20 inches across. grows best in bright filtered light.
A clone of Deuterocohnia brevipicata x Dyckia 'Cole' created by Bryan Windham. Thick green recurving leaves with red spines. When grown in bright light the plant turns burgundy black. Matures size is 24 inches across. Grows best in bright light to full sun.
x Forzzautskyia (Forzzaea warasii x Rokautskyia microglaziouii)
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There aren't many hybrids made with the former Cryptanthus warasii, but this one is a neat hybrid by Nat DeLeon. The plant has silver leaves that are softer than the warasii with white flowers.
A bi-generic hybrid by Michael Kiehl. Many narrow, arching green leaves with finely-serrated edges. Young growth is bright green, tinted red in high light. The entire foliage flushes vivid red at blooming and produces a raised cluster of golden yellow flowers. Matures at 10 inches across. Grow in bright filtered light. This is the first xLapacoraea cultivar ever registered.
A hybrid by Lisa Vinzant. Resembles an Aechmea recurvata somewhat, but has softer leaves. Faint red bands and spots mark both sides of the leaves and the red intensifies when blooming. Makes a good terrarium plant with many water retaining leaf axials and matures at only about 8 inches tall. A shy bloomer but offsets readily.
x Pitcohnia (Deuterocohnia longipetala 'Silver' x Pitcairnia burle-marxii)
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xPitcohnia (Deuterocohnia longipetala 'Silver' x Pitcairnia burle-marxii) is a bi-generic hybrid made here at Tropiflora. Spineless silver green arching leaves. Grows to 24 inches tall and 24 inches across.
A hybrid of Portea kermesina x Aechmea blanchetiana that makes an interesting plant for landscape with a long lasting inflorescence of red branches and bracts and yellow flowers. The foliage is coppery red. Does best in light shade.
This nice cross by Lisa Vinzant is a cultivar of Neoregelia chlorosticta ‘Marble Throat’ x Sincoraea (formerly Orthophytum) navioides. Of a size rather typical of many xSincoregelias, about 20 inches across or so with many narrow, stiff leaves in a very leafy rosette. The leaves are lime green and tint pinkish in strong light. At anthesis the center leaves blush deep fuchsia pink out the nearly the leaf tips. Flowers are light lavender in a nidular inflorescence.
