Cargo Report

Vol 17 No 2 - August 2007

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Tillandsia diaguitensis ‘Small Form’ A caulescent species from Argentina has a rigid stem and short, dark grayish, stiff leaves, and bears large and very fragrant, white flowers. It prefers to be kept bright, airy and on the dry side. Nice mature plants, some branching with offsets,
$5.00 #165

Tillandsia exserta A beauty from northwestern Mexico where it grows amongst the sparse and thorny vegetation. A handsome species with long graceful, narrow, silvery leaves in a broadly recurving, spreading rosette. The inflorescence can be over 3ft tall with pink branches clustered near the top. A must-have for all Tillandsia lovers. Large plants,
$15.00 #177

Tillandsia flexuosa A variable plant with many clones. This form is from the interior of Venezuela in the ‘Gran Sabana’ and is upright and tubular with well spiraled leaves, a brownish-silver color, and light banding. Very handsome. The inflorescence is branched with rosy-red flower. Easy to grow mounted, warm and bright. Nice medium sized plants, about 8 to 10 inches tall,
$20.00 #189

Tillandsia 'Jackie Loinaz' (concolor x capitata 'Rubra' (L. Ariza) A really nice cross with gracefully recurving, stiff foliage that is bright red in strong light. The showy inflorescence turns intense red-orange with blue flowers. A very choice and colorful plant,
$10.00 #2726

Tillandsia 'Maya Red Cap' ('Rio Hondo' x capitata 'Red') A nice hybrid by Bill Timm that is just coming into flower for us for the first time. A medium sized plant with greenish foliage and a red capitate inflorescence. The photo shows an immature bloom and we anticipate that color will intensify to brighter red. First release,
$10.00 #7018

Tillandsia rodrigueziana The large growing Honduran form is an upright open rosette to 24in, with stiff deep greenish leaves and a mostly yellow, multi-branched inflorescence up to 30in tall. This handsome species is rather rare in collections.
$10.00 #647

Tillandsia streptophylla x paucifolioides An apparent natural hybrid. Bulbous based with pinkish-tinted, silvery leaves that curl inward or are deeply channeled, and an inflorescence of silvery branches and pink scape bracts. First release,
$20.00 #7258

Tillandsia tenuifolia 'Rubra' A robust form of this caulescent species about 8in long. Stiff, reddish leaves make this a handsome species and it easily forms large clusters. The inflorescence has pink bracts and white flowers. Large singles,
$7.50 #5614

Tillandsia triglochinoides An unusual and rarely cultivated species from Ecuador and Peru with soft, narrow, 6in leaves in an open rosette. The inflorescence is a narrow scape which produces a series of fragrant, white flowers. In nature this species is often found on the underside of limbs on trees near water courses in dry areas.
$10.00 #334

Tillandsia ‘Veronica’s Mariposa’ (aeranthos x leonamiana) A robust beauty to 6in tall with stiff, purplish-green, silver lepidote, upright, recurving leaves. Lavender flowers and bicolor pink bracts are borne on a 4in scape. Very easy to grow.
$10.00 #2754

Tillandsia viridiflora var. variegata This mesic species from Mexico and Central America has large flowers on a simple, ladder-like spike. More like a Vriesea than a Tillandsia, with glossy green leaves that curl at their tips, variegated with pure white. Grow potted for best results. We have plants about half mature,
$17.50 #5778

Tillandsia ‘Wilda’ (capitata 'Red' x ionantha v. stricta) First release of this new hybrid from Bill Timm. A nice plant about 6 to 8in tall that strongly resembles the ionantha parent with many narrow leaves in an upright , flaring, rosette. Green until blooming when it blushes bright red.
$10.00 #4698

Vriesea 'Christiane' A colorful and popular small plant. Rarely exceeding 12in overall, with crisp green leaves and a spike of many bright crimson paddle shaped branches. Perfectly beautiful and very long lasting. Mature plants in 4in pots, only
$6.00 #456

Vriesea fosteriana The beautiful, if lesser known, cousin of ‘Red Chestnut’, which is a selected cultivar of this species. A robust plant to over 30in across in a full, leafy rosette with wide, gracefully curving leaves. The foliage is deep reddish-brown over green with broken white bands throughout. Our plants are in 6in pots,
$25.00 #6263

Vriesea fosteriana 'Red Chestnut' One of the all time best foliage Vrieseas with beautifully marked, reticulated foliage of reds, maroons, white and green. Grows to a 30in symmetrical rosette. 6in pots.
$25.00 #816M

Vriesea fosteriana v. seideliana More colorful than the typical species and from which the famed ’Red Chestnut’ was selected many years ago. A large grower, easily reaching 40in or more under ideal conditions, with wide, light green leaves, banded with reticulations of browns and reds. Nice size plants in 6in pots,
$25.00 #2099

Vriesea neoglutinosa This uncommon plant grows in an upright rosette, with many deep-green, glossy leaves. An inflorescence resembling that of Vr. procera, is up to 3ft tall, many branched and vivid red with yellow flowers. The most unusual aspect of this plant is that it occurs in the beach front ‘restinga’ habitat of Brazil, growing in the hot sand, in full sun! In cultivation it grows and blooms easily under more normal ‘Vriesea-like’ conditions. 6in pots,
$25.00 #1829

Collector’s Corner …
*Neoregelia cruenta ‘Jaline’* A truly spectacular form of this rugged species. A large growing plant (the mature plant in the photo is over 3ft across) with very stiff, 2 to 3in wide leaves in an open rosette shape. The leaves are light green with bold creamy-yellow albomargination, red tips and silvery banding on the undersides. The variegation takes on a pink coloration in strong light and when the plant is immature. This spectacular plant originated in Brazil where Raphael DeFaria brought it into cultivation. Very few in stock, limit one per customer please. This is a choice rare plant for the serious collector. Large offsets, $100.00 #6853

= Great for Terrariums

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