A clone of Deuterocohnia brevipicata x Dyckia 'Cole' created by Bryan Windham. Thick green recurving leaves with red spines. When grown in bright light the plant turns burgundy black. Matures size is 24 inches across. Grows best in bright light to full sun.

A small growing bi-generic hybrid by Lisa Vinzant. Narrow tube of green with a red veneer. Matures at 12 inches tall. Offsets freely and makes fills a pot quickly. Prefers to be grown in bright filtered light.

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A hybrid by Lisa Vinzant. Resembles an Aechmea recurvata somewhat, but has softer leaves. Faint red bands and spots mark both sides of the leaves and the red intensifies when blooming. Makes a good terrarium plant with many water retaining leaf axials and matures at only about 8 inches tall. A shy bloomer but offsets readily.

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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. 

A bi-generic hybrid by Jim Pearce. Narrow green channeled leaves that turns red and has yellow blotches as the plant matures. The overall size is 20 inches across. Prefers bright light. As with most xSincoregelias it needs to be watered regularly. xSincoregelias like to be fertilized, so if you are using water soluble fertilizer, then use once a month. If you are using time release, then apply it twice per year.

A giant grower from hybridizer David Fell in Hawaii. This plant is registered as an xVriecantarea but David lists it’s parents as (‘Volcano’s Mist’ x ‘Volcano’s Mist’). ‘Volcano’s Mist’ is an Alcantarea. So, we are confused, where does the Vriesea come in? We are keeping the xVrecantarea name though as that is how the plant was registered with the BSI Cultivar Registrar. 

It looks like a nice clone of Alcantarea imperialis with a leafy rosette of broad leaves, red with a veneer of silver in older plants. Highly decorative, it is popular with landscapers.

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