Trachyandra saltii VIPP 7-22-19 Found as a lithophyte in

Found as a lithophyte in Espirito Santo

sometimes dusted with silver trichomes

deep burgundy red with red bracts

the leaf color is  light chartreuse green with a glossy red veneer

fuller with wider leaves and do not pup as much as the typical form

Trachyandra saltii VIPP 7-22-19 Found as a lithophyte inAn unusual African plant with an upright growing rhizome topped with a tuft of grass like leaves. Native to Eastern Africa, from Yemen to South Africa and Namibia in rocky grasslands, often in frequent fire zones and is considered a pyrophyte. The plants grow in full sun on well drained soils from sands to degraded granite, producing tall spikes with white flowers in Fall in the northern hemisphere. The unbranched caudex like stem can reach two inches