Cargo Report

Vol 17 No 2 - August 2007

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Aechmea farinosa var. discolor A real cute miniature not much over 8in tall with a tubular, vase-like, stoloniferous, rosette. Discolor leaves are deep green above and dark purple below and recurve towards their tips. The inflorescence is a short scape with a cluster of bright orange berries and blue flowers. 4in pots,
$15.00 #4466

Aechmea incompta An unusual, newly described species related to Ae. lingulata. A medium species 12 to 18in or so, with very stiff leaves in an open rosette, green above and silver banded below. Spines are fairly large and the leaf tip is black with a sharp terminal spine. Thrives in high light conditions. Large offsets,
$7.50 #1640P

Aechmea kentii A medium sized grower of especially fine merit from the western Amazonian basin. A rosette of stiff, narrow leaves to 30in wide blushes deep rose-red from the center out when in bloom. Its inflorescence is cottony-white with blue flowers, nested in the center. 6in pots,
$25.00 #1058

Aechmea nudicaulis ‘La Tigra’ A real beauty that Wally Berg and I collected some years ago in Costa Rica is an excellent form with flaring leaves, red with silver bands, and reddish spines. A most handsome and prolific form. Seedlings in 4in pots,
$7.50 #2779S

Aechmea ornata v. hoehneana A miniature form of the species that matures at only about 10in across or less! It forms a tight, flat rosette with sharply pointed green leaves. Known to be a reluctant bloomer, but still nice. 6in pots,
$20.00 #578

Aechmea tocantina An interesting species from the Amazon basin where it grows high in the forest canopy. Typical of many other Amazonian plants it is excessively spiny, giving the leaves a scalloped appearance. Grayish-brown, leathery leaves form an upright, tubular rosette, and the inflorescence is a panicle of yellow and white. Seedlings in 4in pots,
$7.50 #523S

Aechmea victoriana discolor A beauty that was used in many old hybrids but by itself is scarce in collections. A loose, upright rosette to 20in with coppery, discolor leaves and an upright inflorescence of red berry-like ovaries and blue flowers. 5in pots,
$12.50 #4921

Ananas comosus 'Elite Gold' A new variety of edible pineapple with spineless leaves. The fruit is large with golden yellow flesh. Vigorous young plants about 10in tall in 4in pots,
$6.00 #6690

Ananas comosus ‘Sugar Loaf’ An outstanding cultivar of the edible pineapple. A medium sized plant that produces fat and extremely sweet and succulent fruit. One of the choicest varieties. Will mature and fruit as a potted plant. Nice strong young plants about 10in tall in 4in pots.
$6.00 #3594S

Ananas lucidus A decorative pineapple with colorful miniature fruit. In spite of its size (to 3ft tall), it is still considered a rather small species because of its upright habit. A showy species with slender, stiff but spineless leaves of coppery reddish brown and tennis ball sized, bright red fruit. Young plants, about 8in tall, with great color, in 4in pots,
$6.00 #3001

Ananas nanus The best known dwarf pineapple. A 12in miniature with narrow spiny leaves. An 18 to 24in scape forms a perfect miniature pineapple fruit about the size of a golf ball, long lasting but not edible. 4in pots, only
$6.00 #1320

Billbergia amoena I don’t know much about this plant except that it is a small form of the species that was collected by Rafael DeFaria in Brazil in 1995. It matures at about 10in tall and is fairly leafy with green foliage tinted with purplish. 4in pots,
$15.00 #4819

Billbergia 'Connie Timm' A really pretty, medium sized plant with an upright tubular shape and leaves that curl downward at the tips. Green on top, heavily mottled with white and rosy red, burgundy and white mottled on the outside. A beauty! 5in pots,
$25.00 #2495

Billbergia elegans A beautiful species that came to us from Selby Gardens (SEL 91-0490) has subtle pastel coloration. A smaller species to about 18in tall with an upright, tubular shape. The leaves are stiff, light green blushing orange in good light with an inflorescence bearing peachy-orange bracts and blue tipped flowers. A very satisfying plant to cultivate. 4in pots,
$15.00 #1873

Billbergia horrida The ‘straight’ species is interesting in spite of having little color. The habit is a strictly upright tubular rosette, with a large and typical 'thumbprint' in the lower side of each leaf. Very large spines give it character and the inflorescence is erect, with large green flowers. Rare in cultivation. 6in pots,
$15.00 #3969

Billbergia kautskyana An interesting and obscure species with a more open than tubular shape. Superficially it resembles the species B. sanderiana. About 12in tall with leaves mottled with white or pinkish blotching, abundant scurf and large black spines. A pendant inflorescence has pink to white bracts and large, light greenish-yellow flowers. 5in pots,
$15.00 #2854

Billbergia 'Las Manchas' (‘Kline’s Red Wine’ x ‘Pixie’) A short, compact plant with a thick vase-shape of broad leaves. The color is green, suffused with red, slightly mottled with white and pink, with a grayish wash. 5in pots,
$15.00 #3253

Billbergia 'Miz Mollie' (amoena v. rubra x ‘Muriel Waterman’) Beadle A big, bold, brassy beauty. Large growing, with an upright vase shape that’s very wide in the center. The broad, deep rose-red leaves have silver banding below with abundant yellowish spotting on both sides and curve gracefully out and downward. Very persistent after blooming. 6in pots,
$25.00 #5407

Billbergia 'Raspberry Cheescake' (Beadle #1570) A beauty with stiff leaves in an upright, flaring rosette of pink and red leaves, abundantly spotted with white and lightly banded with silver. A stunning plant soon to be registered. 5in pots,
$25.00 #6071

= Great for Terrariums

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