Cargo Report

Vol 15 No 1 - May, 2005

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Aechmea azurea 'White Flower' A smallish species with soft green leaves in a 10 to 12in rosette. The inflorescence is an orange scape that rises above the foliage with a head of green branches and white flowers. 5in pots
$7.50 #2238

Aechmea calyculata A pretty, small growing, showy species, 6in to 10in tall, green, with dark leaf tips, especially in strong light. The 8in inflorescence has a cluster of bright yellow flowers forming a ball-like head. Good in sun or shade. 4in pots
$5.00 #7111

Aechmea fuerstenbergii A large beauty with a leafy rosette of fairly stiff, narrow, arching, spiny leaves. The inflorescence is spectacular; a conical spire of overlapping rose-red bracts nearly concealing the branches, with white flowers. About 1/3 mature from seed, in 6in pots
$15.00 #7128

Aechmea gamosepala var. nivea An interesting, attractive form of a familiar species about 20in tall in an upright rosette, has pale green leaves and a pink inflorescence with white flowers instead of the typical blue. A rarely seen form, 4in pots
$7.50 #6184

Aechmea gracilis 'Ilha Grande' variegated A somewhat tubular, smallish plant with a nice inflorescence of pinkish-red branches and blue flowers. This form has pale, yellowish variegation and dark blotched leaf bases. 4in pots
$7.50 #1621

Aechmea mulfordii 'Rubra' The only 'true' mulfordii currently in cultivation. This is a large and handsome species, great for landscaping and still a collector item. The plants reach over 3ft tall with deep purple foliage. The inflorescence is a tall scape with yellow-orange branches. A beautiful plant. Large offsets
$18.00 #745P

Aechmea nudicaulis An interesting Brazilian form from the collection of Elton Leme, in a species with many forms. A 24in tubular plant, green with some mottling and characteristic deep 'thumbprints'. The showy inflorescence is a yellow head with bright red bracts. Offsets
$15.00 #5430P

Aechmea racinae 'Red Form' A Brazilian species with a colorful, pendant inflorescence of red berry-like fruits, and wine-red foliage. Prefers shade. Not common in cultivation. 6in pots
$7.50 #1876

Aechmea roberto-seidelii A relative of Ae. triticina that has an upright, funnel-form rosette of fairly stiff, somewhat spiny leaves. The color is green, tinting bronze in medium to strong light with very light silver banding. A 'corn-cob' shaped inflorescence is yellow and scape bracts red. Offsets
$5.00 #6116P

Aechmea tessmannii A spectacular, fairly large Amazonian species with broad, spiny leaves in a funnelform rosette. The inflorescence is tall and branched, red to orange with yellow and lasts for many months, with branches growing longer even as it blooms. 6in pots, $20.00 #847 - Offsets
$8.00 #847P

Aechmea wittmackiana An upright, tubular rosette, green to reddish with bold silver banding. The inflorescence is drooping with a head of clustered reddish branches and blue flowers. A hardy relative of Ae. distichantha. Large plants in 5in pots $15.00 #4372 - Offsets
$7.50 #4372P

Alcantarea nahoumii An impressive, large growing species from Bahia. The foliage resembles somewhat the more familiar Alc. imperialis, but with more numerous narrower leaves. The inflorescence is stunning, very tall with showy red scape bracts and drooping yellow branches at the top of the scape. 20in seedlings in 6in pots. $17.50 #1556

Anamea 'Raspberry Ice' (Ae. serrata x Ananas comosus) This unusual, handsome cross by Skotak forms a 30in funnelform rosette of shiny green, spineless leaves with bright white margins. The outstanding inflorescence resembles a big raspberry. It lasts for months, growing larger, eventually forming dozens of little offsets, one at the end of each branch! A real oddity! Young plants in 5in pots
$25.00 #1780

Bilmea 'Pasquale' A compact grower with a nice shape. A miniature, rarely exceeding 6in tall. The inflorescence is a head of bright pink flowers. A choice plant. Large offsets
$3.50 #5748P

Canistropsis elata An unusual and pretty species with wine colored leaves in a 12in stoloniferous rosette. The inflorescence is a star-shaped head with several branches hidden between the bracts. The flowers are open and spreading and lightly fragrant. Possibly extinct in its native habitat near Rio. Offsets
$7.50 #5015P

Canistropsis 'Tangerine' (billbergioides 'Red Leaf' x azureum) A stoloniferous, 12in rosette of fairly narrow leaves; reddish-green on top and red below with fine marginal spines. The inflorescence is a showy star-shaped head of orange-red bracts. First release, offsets
$6.00 #4487P

Canistrum species cf. seidelianum This is probably a rare color form of seidelianum with bright yellow bracts. A loosely tubular rosette of dark green leaves with crisp, chocolate-brown banding on the upper and undersides. Stoloniferous, it's suited to basket culture or mounting. First release. Offsets
$25.00 #4229P

Catopsis morreniana A small, handsome, clumping plant with tight little rosettes of light green leaves, dusted with a silvery powder, and a branching yellowish inflorescence. Very adaptable, can be mounted or grown in soil. Spineless leaves, suitable for terrariums. Mature, bloomed plants with offsets, about 4in tall in 3in pots
$7.50 #776

Cryptanthus arelii A nice plant with a flat shape; stiff, brownish, succulent leaves with undulating margins and slight silvery cross-banding towards the leaf base. Our plants are derived from a 1982 collection by Elton Leme, RL Frasier and Jeffrey Kent in Bahia, Brazil and subsequently described by Harry Luther in 1999. Large plants in 6in pots.
$15.00 #5366

Cryptanthus 'Grace' A most unusual sport of acaulis, with coppery green leaves, edged with a fine white line and tiny spines on margin. The leaf undersides are scurfy with white trichomes. 4in pots
$5.00 #359

= Great for Terrariums