A variegated clone of Neoregelia cruenta ‘Sun King’ that was found in the beachside restinga of Rio de Janeiro. A beautiful stiff-leaved upright wide-leaved rosette with red-tipped green leaves, turning yellow in strong light, with yellowish variegation. A real stunner and still on the rare side.

A species from Tamaulipas state of Mexico. An easy to grow species that forms large, silvery-scurfy rosettes. Oddly, the offsets come off with soft, glabrous leaves, developing the scurfy appearance that protects them from the sun, as they mature. The narrow, spiny leaves are rather soft (for a Hechtia) and the tips naturally die back and curl.

A uncommon species that is not found in many plant collections. It originates in Minas Gerais, Brazil growing on rocky outcroppings. The color can vary from gray to silver with hints of red. The mature size is 10 to 12 inches across. 

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As with most plant species there are numerous clones that differ slightly from one another. Some plants are represented by only a single or just a few clones and when something slightly different appear, it causes a stir. Such is the case with this clone of Neoregelia pauciflora, still the same species but larger than the typical clone and with much gray and purple banding and abundant purple spots. The stolons on this species are especially long and huge clusters of plants can form over time if given proper conditions. Good for mounting, pot culture or hanging pots. Native to the Atlantic Forest of SE Brazil.

A nice new miniature hybrid from Chester Skotak for 2023. The shape of the plant is upright with flaring leaves at the top. The color is a greenish bronze with cream colored variegation. The leaves are peppered with red and develops a lighter red colored veneer as the plant matures. The mature height is 6 to 8 inches tall.

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A Ray Coleman cross of (gigas x ‘Tingua’) that is a large growing plant reaching 20 inches tall and 45 inches across with 3 inch wide leaves. In strong light the leaves are rich, rusty brown with some dark red speckling. No significant color change at anthesis. Flowers are blue. Useful in landscape as it is a large grower with a tolerance for sun and harsh conditions.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A nice plant that resembles a small N. cruenta in shape and coloration. Stiff, light green leaves with red tips form 8 to 10 inch funnel form rosettes on short stolons. A ‘thumb print’ marks the base of the leaf.

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

A mound forming miniature lithophytic or terrestrial species from Bolivia and Argentina. Formerly known as Abromeitiella lorentziana, the plant is a mounding species which forms many ‘heads’, each about two inches across. The leaves are stiff and thickly succulent, acutely triangular and very sharply pointed. Normally green in cultivation, it may blush a gray to rusty red in full sun. The flower is without a scape and is deep green. Easy to grow in well-drained soil in bright light to full sun.

A miniature hybrid from Vinzant is a cultivar of ‘Screaming Tiger’ x ‘Doodlebug’. The plant is vase shaped with a slightly flaring top. The color is a deep chocolate burgundy with yellow banding, with the leaf axils almost solid yellow. The banding seems to be in the middle portion of the plant. There is no color change at anthesis. Offsets before anthesis, with offsets on stolons.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

There are few Hechtia hybrids of any kind which is unfortunate because there are many with great potential. This hybrid has a few cultivars of (texensis x stenopetala) by California Hechtia expert Andy Siekkinen, selected for nearly identical characteristics. This means that it is quite possible to have both male and female plants within this hybrid grex.

A very leafy and of course stiff and wickedly spiny rosette with leaves that taper to a long, narrow point and large spines are hooked inward. Depending on growing conditions, the plant can reach 30 inches across and color in bright light to full sun can vary from red to maroon.

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*Lower leaves may have some spotting

This clone comes out of the (Brittle Star F2 x estevesii) x estevesii grex, but looked quite a bit different.  We thought it was a stray Orthyophytum at first. It has reddish brown foliage with hints of green, silver scurfing with large spines on recurving leaves.

*Lower leaves have blemishes

Yet unnamed, this Sharon Petersen hybrid of Dyckia choristaminea and an unreported other Dyckia as pollen parent is a smaller grower. Compact rosettes of narrow, bronze/red leaves dusted with silvery white scurffing are about six inches across when mature. The leaves, though narrow, are wider than the choristaminea parent, at about a quarter inch.