An interesting species hailing from Bahia Brazil described in 1993.  The plant is very similar to Cryptanthus bahianus being stoloniferous, having stiff, narrow leaves with undulating margins, and colored a brownish-copper, but less succulent in nature.  A mature plant can attain a diameter of 10-inches.

This is the Type form ex Elton Leme.

A nice mini Neo hybrid by Sam Smith. Green when young then turns red all over with tiny yellow dots in the center of the plant. The cup color at anthesis is red.

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A medium size Neoregelia hybrid by Lisa Vinzant is a cultivar of ‘Piglet’ x (‘Marble Throat’ x ‘David’s Cross’). The light green colored leaves have spots of white and green and a pink veneer that starts at an early age of the plant and a faint marbling pattern on some of the leaves. There is a color change at anthesis when the veneer changes to a darker rosy pink.

A Tropiflora hybrid with our best red rosea (formerly meziana). These are running the gamut from silver to red, some with scurfing, some without, all nice.

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A small and graceful little hybrid by Pinkert, has an upright rosette shape with rather narrow pointed leaves, sometimes marked with splashes of purple. The inflorescence is a rather cylindrical spike of red and white. Great for small spaces and terrariums.

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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.

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This hybrid of (ampullacea x ‘Bright Spot’) by Paterson is an upright grower with inch wide leaves in a 10 inch high by 16 inch wide rosette on inch long stolons. The color is red with yellow-green mottling throughout. At anthesis the center colors slightly red.

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A tall grower in strong light, to about 24 inches in an upright, tubular rosette. The dark green leaves have silver banding on the undersides and large black spines. The bloom color is bright yellow-orange. Post bloom color is red and lasts for several months.

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This beautiful hybrid from the hand of the late Jim Elmore is a cultivar of cruenta (rubra) x chlorosticta Hyb. #418'. Trying to achieve colorful plants that do not need to be in bloom to be at their best, this is one of his success stories. A medium to large green plant with a symmetrical shape of stiff leaves, bearing a net-like pattern of red. The mottled pattern is very evident, but very delicate.

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A nice small hybrid from Lisa Vinzant. A loose rosette of green leaves that turn orangish. As the plant matures, the plant develops brick red crossbands. Anthesis color is bright red.

A medium green flaring tube with white blotches and spots. The leaf edges have distinct black spines. Mature height is 12 inches tall. Grows best in bright filtered light.

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