Cryptanthus 'Brown Sugar' Size:5-inch Pot native to the remnants of

native to the remnants of the Atlantic Forest of northern Bahia

dry and stiff shield or basket fronds at the base of the foliage fronds which serve a multi purpose of protecting the creeping rhizomes and catching moisture and leaf litter which decompose to feed the fern

This is one of Chester’s better hybrids

That plant is not registered and is mainly a commercial cross

A giant ionantha

Cryptanthus 'Brown Sugar' Size:5-inch Pot native to the remnants ofThis Carole Richtmyer hybrid is one of two cultivars of Cryptanthus Rita Padden x lacerdae Menescal, the other being Stephen Hoppin, having 18+ linear lanceolate leaves forming a medium plant to 12 in diameter with a full round shape. Green brown in color with the typical scurf pattern of Cryptanthus lacerdae, that is, a central triangle of scurf outlined with a non scurf margin outlined with scurf to the leaf edge. Offsets are produced on 4 to 6 long