Cryptanthus

Cryptanthus are one of the easiest terrestrial bromeliads to grow. High light levels, but not direct sun, will produce the most intense foliage colors! However, the colored forms may pale or even turn green under low light levels.

Use this larger growing Cryptanthus in mixed container gardens for a striking color and texture contrast. A rosette of mid-green leaves with irregular white cross bands. Occasionally produces a succession of white star like blooms from the center of the...

Probably our favorite Earth Star! Cryptanthus are one of the easiest terrestrial bromeliads to grow. High light levels ,but not direct sun, will produce the most intense foliage colors, colored forms may pale or even turn green under low light levels.

Small bromeliads include the Aechmea comata, which grows up to 20 inches tall, and the tiny 2-inch specimen Aechmea recurvata var. Many bromeliads adapt to the growing conditions imposed upon them by their environments.Large bromeliad species, such as...

The center is often brightly colored in shades of red, yellow, pink or orange.These are often "air plants," which lack roots entirely and live on sandy soil. They contain about 730 species, which come in varying shapes, colors and sizes.The Vriesea are...