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A rare variegated form of the species. The caudex is variegated with yellow.
Not to be confused with Adenium, a completely different genus. Actually succulent forms of the Passifloraceae or Passion Flower family, many Adenias form thick stems which endear them to caudiciform plant lovers. However, when young they little resemble the future finished product. Typical young venenata are tall and resemble an upside-down elongated carrot. The leaves are accompanied by thread-like tendrils which vine around any available object. The caudex thickens with age and can reach 6 feet in very old plants and the vine can go on for 30 feet or more, but can be trimmed to keep it manageable. Leaves are stellate and the flowers are tiny, green and dioecious. Native to central and eastern Africa.
Outstanding plants now considered a form of obesum. Thicker and squatter than most other forms, these beauties form an extra thick caudex with multiple fat branches. The flowers are pink with stripes in the throat.
An Aechmea eurycorymbus hybrid from Bullis Bromeliads. Large growing with stiff green leaves. The inflorescence has clustered branches of yellow with red bracts and is very colorful. The inflorescence is long lasting and this is a good landscape plant.
A small growing Aechema recurvata hybrid by Lisa Vinzant. Olive green with dark leaf tips that turn blue with age. Produces a short inflorescence of pink. Matures at 10 inches tall. Grows best in bright filtered light.
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.
A new hybrid by Bryan Windham. It's a cross between Aechmea chantinii 'Black' x Aechmea brassicoides. The center of the plant is an upright rosette of burgundy chocolate, slightly overlapping leaves that are heavily scurfed. At anthesis the red bracted inflorescence comes out the center of the plant. A truly unique and bizarre looking plant.
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A clone of this wide spread species that we collected some years ago in Guatopo, Venezuela. This one differs from other clones we have, mainly in having a larger inflorescence. It bears quite a few yellow branches with very large rose-red bracts. Growing to 3 feet tall or a bit more and about as wide. The inflorescence is long lasting and this is a good landscape plant. Grows well mounted in trees in zone 9B and above.
A great plant for beginners! This is a small species to about 12 to 16 inches tall with soft green leaves in an upright rosette. The inflorescence is very showy with a tomentose spike and a cylindrical head of bright yellow flowers and pinkish ovaries. The plant is noted to be quite cold hardy and is suitable for multiple uses from windowsill to landscape.
An exceptional cultivar of this species with leaves bearing intense silver banding over deep green. The narrow banding covers both sides of the leaves and is much brighter than in most other clones. A rare and desirable collector’s item.
This plant is sooo incredibly Beautiful. Black and silver
on the outside of the leaves and a pretty green and silver on the inside of leaves. The form is Lovely. So very pleased. Many Thanks, Bobbie.
Aechmea kertesziae
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An attractive pot plant or hardy landscape plant, cylindrical spike with rose-red bracts and yellow flowers. A medium sized clustering plant with an upright rosette shape and short stolons. The green foliage has a dusting of trichomes giving a slight grayish appearance.
A stout plant with wide, deep-green leaves heavily armed with long black spines, growing in an open rosette to 30 inches or so. The inflorescence is an attractive head of tightly clustered, lilac colored branches and bracts. A Brazilian native from Espirito Santo that is rather uncommon in collections. Makes an interesting landscape subject in warm locations.
