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Vol 17 No 1 - January, 2007

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Ananias 'Mongo' A new pineapple hybrid with broad, spineless leaves in a 24in rosette. It produces a colorful, tennis-ball sized fruit. Mature plants in 6in pots,
$20.00
#3432

Cryptanthus 'Cosmic Storm' A remarkable hybrid by Jim Irvin, at 24in across is easily one of the largest of Cryptanthus. The base color is brownish-green, nearly totally obscured by wavy, silver banding. Large plants in 6in pots,
$15.00
#5148

Cryptanthus ‘Roman Candle’ One of Jim Irvin’s prettier crosses, a cultivar of 'Diverse Pink' x 'Cascade'. Pinkish, rust colored leaves are waxy and thick, wavy on the margins with fine spines. Blushes bright pink at anthesis. Large offsets,
$7.50
#3732

Deuterocohnia brevispicata A terrestrial from Bolivia is handsome, about 30in across, with reddish leaves armed with wicked spines. The perennial inflorescence produces clusters of short branches along a 4ft spike. Yearlings in 4in pots.
$17.50
#77S

Deuterocohnia longipetala 'Best Clone' Our largest and most prolific of several clones. Reaching to 18in across, it has silvery-green leaves, it offsets freely and blooms faithfully. Seedlings in 4in pots,
$12.50
#4957S

Deuterocohnia longipetala ‘Small Gray Clone’ A compact Bolivian form grows in handsome 6in rosettes with silvery, spiny leaves. The 30in tall, inflorescence has tubular bright yellow flowers. 4in pots.
$12.50
#4029

Deuterocohnia longipetala 'White Clone' This plant has more ’scurf’ than the other forms, giving it a whitish appearance. Collected by Grant Groves in Peru, we now have seedlings 4in pots,
$20.00
#6060

Deuterocohnia lotteae The rarest of the miniature species, with clusters of spiny 3in rosettes and unique red flowers. We have nice clusters in 4in pots.
$15.00
#3970

Deuterocohnia meziana A spectacular species of the chacao has spiny rosettes of recurving leaves reaching nearly 3ft across. A 6ft tall perennial inflorescence has yellow to orange flowers. Our plants are descendants of a plant originally in the collection of Bob Wilson. Seedlings in 4in pots,
$20.00
#798

NEW, FIRST RELEASE DYCKIA HYBRIDS
Crosses by Ray Coleman are all extra nice. All plants are large seedlings, most in 4in pots.

Dyckia 'Brittle Star' f2 x sp. JN1908
$15.00
#7333

Dyckia 'Cherry Coke' x 'Brittle Star' f2
$20.00
#7325

Dyckia (dawsonii x choristaminea) x fosteriana
$15.00
#7309

Dyckia reitzii v. rubra x 'Merury' 4in pots$25.00 #7304S and 6in pots
$35.00
#7304

Dyckia 'Snaggletooth' f2 6in
$30.00
#2114

Encholirium horridum A spectacular large-growing species with hundreds of narrow, strap-like, spiny leaves at maturity, that recurve downward to form a graceful ball-like shape. Culture is much like that for the genus Dyckia. Can grow in filtered light or full sun. Our plants are seedlings in 4in pots, about a year old descended from an original plant collected by Wally Berg on Pico do Fernando, Bahia, Brazil.
$40.00
#2301S

Encholirium subsecundum A large grower from Minas Gerais, Brazil where it grows as a lithophyte. Leaves are armed with large spines, are green above and silvery below. Our plants came from seed of Elton Leme’s collection #EL5833. 6in pots,
$50.00
#2913

Orthophytum albopictum A spectacular species from the Chapada Diamantina is a rock dweller in nature. It is easy to cultivate in well-drained soil. A 24in, very leafy, flat rosette that blushes bright red with a white ring around the inflorescence. Large seedlings in 4in pots,
$45.00
#5664

Pitcairnia cataractae A new, small, decorative with yellow sepals and white petals. From Ecuador where it grows on rocky cliffs adjacent to waterfalls. Rare and limited. 3in pots,
$20.00
#6572

Pitcairnia condorensis A new species from mossy limestone cliffs along the Nangaritza River in the Condor Mountains of Ecuador. A small grower to 12in with soft foliage and a simple red spike bearing red flowers. (See photo in Manzanares’ ‘Jewels of the Jungle II’) Rare and limited, 4in pots,
$25.00
#6152

Pitcairnia hitchcockiana A showy Ecuadorian species with pendant leaves and colorful, reddish-orange, imbricate bracts on a simple inflorescence. 4in pots,
$20.00
#3480

Pitcairnia nigra An Ecuadorian endemic with a spectacular red inflorescence, almost black flowers and broad, petiolate leaves. An epiphytic species in wet coastal forests. 6in pots, limited,
$30.00
#5246

Pitcairnia poortmannii A spectacular species from Ecuador forms clumps of grassy leaves to 24in, and a tall, well branched inflorescence of bright crimson. 6in pots,
$25.00
#2091

Pitcairnia undulata A decorative species with extra broad leaves, up to 6in wide, on long petioles, deep green above and silvery below. The inflorescence is an un-branched red spike with red flowers. Our plants are large, robust seedlings in 4in pots,
$7.50
#7222

Pseudananas sagenarius Pineapple’s first cousin, will probably become Ananas macrodontes soon. A large rosette of reddish-blushing, spiny leaves bears a rounded, crownless, pineapple-like inflorescence with pink bracts. Seedlings in 4in,
$10.00
#7142S

Puya mirabilis This small, relatively civilized species makes an attractive, leafy rosette with a 24in inflorescence of big green flowers. Easy to grow and suitable for culture in a 4 to 6in pot. Nice large seed-grown plants in 4in pots,
$7.50
#693S

Collector’s Corner …

Pitcairnia stevensonii A astonishing plant from the wilds of Ecuador! An epiphytic species with 3ft petiolate leaves and a remarkable, pendant inflorescence that can hang 4ft. Bright red primary bracts accentuate the large yellow flowers held at right angles to the rachis. Very rare in cultivation. Big, rooted offsets in 6in pots,
$45.00
#7025

Photo at left is of a similar but not as showy Ecuadorian species; Pitcairnia elongata.

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