A cultivar of (Aechmea chantinii x ramosa). The plant is an upright funnel form rosette with fairly stiff, 2 to 3 inch wide leaves nearly 24 inches long, with fairly large spines and reddish tips. The color is medium green with pale green variegation and light gray banding as with the chantinii parent. The inflorescence is well-branched and erect, with a rose-red scape and scape bracts and yellow flowers with rose-tinted yellow ovaries. Appears to be very long lasting in bloom.

This plant was found in a Panamanian landscape by Bob Alonzo who obtained an offset, mistaking it for a variegated Portea petropolitana in its non-blooming state. He gave the plant to us upon his return. Since blooming, we feel the plant is the above hybrid and Harry Luther of the BIC concurs. Since there is no record of this cross in a variegated state in cultivation, we have decided to register it and name it in honor of Bob Alonzo who made the find.

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A clone from near Huatusco, Veracruz, Mexico, approaching the northern limit of this far ranging species. Smaller than most in the species, averaging about 12 to 14 inches tall. Coloration is uniform green with faint silver banding on the leaf undersides and it bears pronounced black spines. Bloom is like that of a 'typical' nudicaulis.

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A fairly new and certainly very obscure species described in only 2011 from material collected by Chester Skotak in Panama. Found on Mt. Garagara at 600 meters in altitude. This species is related to V. glutinosa and splendens to which it bears little visible similarity. The plant is medium sized with arching leaves in a 24 inch rosette. The leaves are discolor, gray-green on top and purple below and of a thick, leathery texture. The inflorescence is on a short scape with very long, almost cylindric, bipinate branches. the inflorescence is reddish on the lower end of the braches and scape and green-yellow towards the ends. Flowers are green. A rare species that deserves to be in wider cultivation.

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A nice hybrid from the grex of sarmentosa x [olens x (compacta x 'Fireball')] by Gary Hendrix. Light green background color turns yellow if grown hard. It has tiny red speckles and also develops some red blotches when mature. The center blushes red at anthesis. Small rosettes to 7 inches across are on short stolons. This is one of the plants that Carol Johnson of Pineapple Place grew out of the original grex by Hendrix. It was later named by Carol.

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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.

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A Chester Skotak release from 2012.  A little plant only about 5 inches tall and 6 inches across with inch-wide leaves of light green, albomarginated with white. With maturity the plant develops a magenta red color half way up the leaves, long before anthesis, with the magenta color on both sides of the leaves.

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This is a widespread species found from Peru to Bolivia and Brazil. We have several slightly different clones in our collection, each with different characteristics. This particular one is our largest and most prolific, reaching up to 18 inches across, it has silvery-green leaves. A nice feature is that it offsets freely and blooms faithfully with a tall, branched inflorescence up almost 4 feet tall, with bright yellow flowers. As is characteristic with Deuterocohnia, the inflorescence persists after anthesis to bloom again in successive years.

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*SOME LEAF TIPS WILL BE TRIMMED

                                               NEW 2023 SKOTAK RELEASE

A 2023 release from Chester Skotak! A medium size 'Tiger' hybrid that has intense colors. The leaves are medium green with white margins. Numerous bars and bands of red occur on all the leaves. As the plants grows it develops a purple/lavender veneer over the leaves. The veneer gives the plant a unique look that makes it stand out. Matures at 18 inches across. Grows best in bright filtered light. 

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A larger clone of this familiar species, can reach over 12 inches across. An open rosette shape with light green leaves red speckled and red banded on the upper and lower sides. Red leaf tips and moderate spines finish the look. Used widely in many hybrids.

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