A handsome, spiny species from far south Brazil to Paraguay and Argentina. An open rosette of recurving, inch wide leaves that are green with just a hint of silver. Marginal spines are large and pale colored. A robust grower that produces many offsets. Our plant came from the Departmento Paraguari of Paraguay and has the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens accession number of SEL1996-0213.

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Neoregelia ‘Fireball’ x chlorosticta  A showy, small grower to about 10 inches across in an open rosette, with light green leaves bearing red tips and a blotchy veneer of deep red.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

This could be the smallest species of the genus. A tiny plant with many narrow, soft spined leaves in a 2 to 3 inch rosette. The delicate inflorescence with yellow flowers in only about ten inches tall. Great for pot culture or dish gardens. Makes a dense cluster with the production of many offsets. A must for collectors.

A very fine smaller species with thickly succulent, very silvery to almost fuzzy leaves. Native to Southwestern Mexico, this clone is one from the collection of Ruby Ryde in Australia. A very nice, compact clone with very thick, silvery-white leaves. This species is easy to grow, will mature in a 6 inch pot but would do best in a larger container as the plant will form a cluster with time. The inflorescence is pink to purplish and plants are either male or female.

A new Chester Skotak release for 2024. Medium green with white margins. Heavy bands of burgundy, black. Bulbous base with upright flaring leaves. 

*VIPP plant is a small Offset

A cultivar of the hybrid marnier-lapostollei x glomerata by Sally Marz. Hechtia hybrids are fairly unusual. This plant, according to the late Dutch Vandeervort is a "A robust version of marnier-lapostollei" - leaves to about 12 inches and was a favorite of his with many gracing his Ventura, California garden. Many narrow, somewhat soft, spiny green leaves dusted with silver. A handsome plant and easy to grow.

A small sized, colorful, stoloniferous hybrid, with green leaves that tint yellow with red tips, in strong light. The center blushes cherry red when in bloom and the plants form attractive clusters.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

A large growing wide leaf hybrid from Chester Skotak. Wide medium green leaves that have white margins and bands of red. Large marginal spines line the leaf edge. This plant has the potential to grow to 30 inches across. The pictures for this plant do not do it justice.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

This is a small growing form with brownish-silver leaves. The foliage is very narrow, less than 1/8 inch, and has fairly soft spines. Grows well in 4in pot, this is a nice species for a windowsill or other small space. Will form nice clumps that produce short scapes with yellow flowers. A small form, JN0900.

Billbergia 'LOL' (Muriel Waterman x Hallelujah) is a hybrid by Marty Baxley. Tall wide tube of purple with silver bands. The plants are darker in color than the one displayed here. Grows best in bright filtered light.

*VIPP plants are Offsets

This large grower was released in 2010. A brightly colored hybrid of (carolinae variegated x Hannibal Lecter) x Norman Bates x (Blushing Tiger x Norman Bates). Up to 22 inches across. It has a upright bottle shape and a loose rosette. The green leaves have narrow white margins with small spines. In good light the plant develops a magenta veneer giving it a bright color. There are broken bands of dark red throughout the leaves. In strong light the outer leaves turn dark to almost black.

xPitcohnia (Deuterocohnia longipetala 'Silver' x Pitcairnia burle-marxii) is a bi-generic hybrid made here at Tropiflora. Spineless silver green arching leaves. Grows to 24 inches tall and 24 inches across.