A widespread species that is found in many habitats from south Texas to Guatemala. This one has narrow green leaves with small sharp spines. The foliage is covered with white trichomes on the underside of the leaves. There is a noticeable leaf imprint on the underside of the leaf.   We have not seen it bloom yet. This clone comes from Queretaro, Mexico, and was collected by Andy Siekkenen and carries his accession number: AS047.

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.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A rare plant from Brazil that grows in a large rosette to about three feet across. In good light the leaves are green, tinted with copper color and slightly banded. The inflorescence looks very much like that of Ae. pineliana, having a corn-cob shape and small, light blue flowers.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

This is one of the most sought Dyckia hybrids for its own beauty as well as for a hybrid parent. A leafy, symmetrical rosette of narrowly tapering leaves with prominent marginal spines. Color is bronzy-green becoming dark chestnut brown with a purplish tint and a silvery sheen. The huge marginal spines are starkly silvery white. A choice plant, this is a piece of the original clone.

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.

This cute little stoloniferous miniature has apple green leaves with cherry red tips. The leaf undersides have some gray scurf and light banding. Nice for mounting or a hanging pot due to its stoloniferous habit.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

Australian hybridizer Grace Goode’s hybrid of (‘Meyendorffii’ x sapiatibensis). A small plant only 6 to 8 inches across with stiff, red leaves in a full, overlapping rosette. A very attractive and compact little gem.

A hybrid of Orthophytum 'Iron Ore' x harleyi from Paul Wingert. This ones grows to a rosette of 10 inches across and 10 inches tall.  the leaf color is a chocolate brown with silver scurf. The inflorescence has a rosy pink color to the bracts.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A new nothogenera: xSincorglaziovia is a hybrid created here by Ray Lemieux of (Neoglaziovia variegata x Sincoraea albopictum) and first published in the BSI Journal, Vol. 61 (5) Sep. Oct. 2012. Ray made the cross back in 2006 and when it finally bloomed for the first time in 2011 he thought he a recreated the pineapple! The inflorescence emerging between the stiff leaves looked a lot like the inflorescence of a pineapple. Of the many seed produced, only 1/3 germinated and only a single seedling survived!

An unusual plant with half inch wide leaves in an upright rosette taper to a point. The foliage is silver-gray below and glabrous reddish-purple above in good light, with faint cross bands of silver. Marginal spines are tiny, giving a more serrated than spiny appearance. The inflorescence is a cluster of short, green branches on a short scape and the flowers light pinkish lavender with an open corolla. A terrestrial, it grows in clusters with abundant offsets.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A new introduction for 2024. The plant that we are offering were grown from wild collected seed. The plant forms a large rosette, to over 12in across, with recurving stiff chartreuse leaves that have really large white hooked spines. Very attractive. Mature size is 12 to 14 inches across.  We originally believe this plant to be a clone of Dyckia burle-marxii.

A miniature hybrid by Lisa Vinzant. Grows to a average of 7 inches across. Light green with bright white variegation on the edges of the leaves. As the plant matures it develops a red veneer. Looks best in a hanging pot. Prefers bright filtered light.

*VIPP offering are offsets, NOT the mature plant in the photo