Little rosettes form on six inch stolons, spreading out horizontally, eventually forming a large cluster. Depending upon light and fertilizer levels, the plants will be reddish-green to bright red. Less fertilizer and more light brings out maximum color.

This miniature species has never been properly classified but remains an extremely popular plant. Outstanding in hanging baskets, in landscape and in terrariums.

This outstanding Skotak hybrid is a cultivar of [(carolinae x concentrica) x ‘Royal Burgundy’] x ‘Royal Burgundy’. A red hot beauty with a reddish-burgundy overall color and darker medio-picta variegation. The variegation blushes a vivid, even brilliant red, giving the plant a glowing look. Beautiful, a must-have for your collection.

This plant has become a superstar since its limited introduction a few years ago, finding a ready market at high prices at bromeliad conventions and shows. Now commonly used as a hardy landscape plant, it’s is a spectacular, large-growing plant with heavy reddish-brown bars across light green leaves. Large marginal spines line the wide, stiff leaves. A superior plant for hybridizing, Hannibal Lecter being an example.

It should be noted that this plant has no official botanical status. It was brought into cultivation by Chester Skotak after having found it in a Brazilian collection. Lacking a better description for now, it is being referred to as carcharodon cv. ‘Tiger’. The ‘real’ carcharodon is unknown and many not be in cultivation at all.

Neoregelia ‘Hannibal Lecter‘ An unusual, very decorative hybrid from Chester Skotak, with a name that reflects his famed, warped wit. Three clones exist, all selections of a grex resulting from the cross of Neo. punctatissima x carcharodon ‘Tiger’. In general, the plants are medium sized, to about 24 inches across, very stiff leaved with stout spines, and boldly banded with reddish-brown over green.

*VIPP plants are Offsets - NOT the mature plant in the photo

A species plant, kautskyi has one of the most unusual colorations of any bromeliad. When grown ‘hard’, that is without excess fertilizer and in bright locations (up to full sun!) it takes on a vivid yellow color, with dark burgundy concentric bands. Very stunning and well suited to landscape use. Mature plants are about 15 to 20 inches across. Native to the Atlantic Forest of Eastern Brazil.

*Some lower leaves have blemishes

Glowing coppery-red best describes the color of this vivid compact Neo. Some red speckling in the leaves give it character and the small size of 10 to 12 inches lets it fit nicely on your garden room shelf.

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This is an as yet unidentified Neoregelia species from Sao Sebastiao, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Wish we knew what this one is, it’s a beauty. Still undescribed, it has a resemblance to chlorosticta, but is not. An upright rosette of apple-green leaves, mottled with white, pink and red, with bright red tips. Pretty and unusual. Hopefully it will one day be described as a new species.

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A pretty chartreuse plant with red leaf tips, growing in an upright vase shape. When young, the inch and a half wide leaves are suffused with many small purple-black spots that fade with maturity. Offsets are produced on two inch stolons. Great for mounting or hanging pot culture.

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Clustering bronzy-yellow upright plants about 10 inches tall, with narrowly tapering leaves much like the wilsoniana parent. The plants have dark maroon banding and much reddish speckling.

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A smaller, stoloniferous species interesting to collectors and breeders alike. Starting as slender offsets, gradually growing wider in leaf until maturity. The yellowish leaf coloration becomes almost black at the base and in the cup. It has large white flowers and is a favorite of hybridists.

A 2010 Skotak release is a cultivar of [(carolinae variegated x Hannibal Lector) x ‘Norman Bates’] x ‘Joao Marcio’. A nice compact grower with albomarginated leaves. Colors are crisp; green and white with good red bars and bands. Has a good shape, sort of ampoule like, with inch-wide leaves in an upright rosette to about 8 inches across. The plant takes on an overall red flush with maturity with a brighter red color at anthesis.

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Neoregelia 'Geisha Girl', an old compacta cross by Jim Elmore. Hardy for landscapes and can take a lot of sun. Nice.

*VIPP offering are Offsets