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 is one outstanding plant! A dark-chocolate colored plant with silver banding that Ray Coleman and I brought from Brazil years ago. The leaves are stiff and spiny in a tubular shape with the definitive ‘thumb print’ in the side.

Just recently this plant was given a cultivar name by Eloise Beach, who called it ‘Rafa‘ after Rafael Oliveira deFaria who originally collected it near Sao Fidelis in Rio de Janeiro state, in 2001.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

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.

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

This attractive cultivar of (‘Golden Boy’ x ‘Lehua’) by Vinzant is a small grower reaching only 10 inches across in a compact rosette of inch and a half wide leaves. The color is red with yellow-green blotching and banding. The yellow-green is brighter in the newer growth. A nice brightly colored mini Neo.

A pretty Paterson hybrid that grows to 12 inches across. Medium red colored leaves with yellow green bands ands small spots. Turns a deeper red at anthesis.

*VIPP plants are offsets - NOT the mature size/color in the photo

This Lisa Vinzant hybrid is a cultivar of olens x ‘Treasure Chest’, the same cross as ‘Piglet’. A compact, ten inch rosette of red with light green spotting. The leaves are glossy and end with a red apiculate tip.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A choice hybrid by Bill Baker who was famed for his prowess in hybridizing Dyckias, the likes of many have been unequaled. This plant has broad leaves tapering to a point, curving slightly downward in a graceful rosette to about 10 inches across. The color is very dark green, almost blackish in strong light with bold-white triangular spines set one against the next along the leaf margins.

A little jewel. Upright, flaring tubes grow in clusters with red leaves, splashed with green flecks and light banding on reverse. The oversize, deep bluish-purple, fragrant flowers are stunning. A rare form. Terrarium suitable.

A Lisa Vinzant hybrid of 'Honohoni' x chlorosticta 'Marble Throat'. An unusual small grower with glossy leaves with apiculate tips, green with a dark burgundy veneer and lighter red mottling, random green flecks and bars. Very unusual and quite beautiful.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A small-growing, stoloniferous plant with pointed leaves of golden-tinted-green to purplish-red with black bases. They more closely resemble the corcovadensis parent and are only about 6 inches tall when mature and will form many offsets in a nice looking cluster. Great for pot culture, mounting, baskets or terrariums. These plants are easy to cultivate and require only a well lit area out of full sun and moderate watering.

A Carole Richtmyer hybrid, a cultivar of 'Earth Angel' x bromelioides 'Red form,' having 18+ lanceolate leaves maturing to a full round form 12-inches in diameter.  The dark and lime green mottled leaves are covered in a very light lineated scurf as the red leaf base clasp the stem.  In stronger light, the leaves will take on colors of orange and red, besides the greens.  Light well defined lines of trichomes cover the undersides of the leaves.

*VIPP plants are Offsets