Cryptanthus beuckeri Size:Offset A beautiful plant with thick

A beautiful plant with thick green foliage and long narrow cherry red spikes

The inflorescence is a scape to about 4 inches long

dark green above and red below

The inflorescence is a panicle of orange

The inflorescence too will become deeper yellow

Cryptanthus beuckeri Size:Offset A beautiful plant with thickThis Cryptanthus species is named in honor of M. S. De Beucker, a horticulturist who brought this species from Brazil into Europe for cultivation, and was described in 1880. This very sought after Cryptanthus, known for its green and white mottled leaves, unusual for most bromeliads, is from the lowland coastal Atlantic rainforest found in the states of Bahia and Esprito Santo in Brazil. The mottled spoon shaped leaves can be many and reach lengths of