Cryptanthus 'Platinum Blonde' GIFT It came to us years

It came to us years ago

The inflorescence is a tall rachis with a cluster of sessile green flowers concentrated on the top portion

branching stem to 6-inches or so

A beautiful Ray Coleman hybrid is from the grex (‘La Vie en Rose’ x ‘Sun Spot’)

are evenly covered with a dense grey scurf on the top and bottom

Cryptanthus 'Platinum Blonde' GIFT It came to us yearsA hybrid by Jim Irvin, a cultivar of Fire and Ice x Diverse Pink, maturing to open full round extra large rosette to 24 inches in diameter. A real beauty with wavy, chocolate brown leaves profusely banded with silver which fade with maturity on the mid rib and remain strong almost continuous along the edges.