Cryptanthus 'Fifty Shades of Grey' CITES A handsome but seldom cultivated

A handsome but seldom cultivated species from Central America and northern South America

and in trees as an epiphyte

banded foliage more closely resembles a form of Sansevieria

instead resembling a Neoregelia as its name implies

This is the proliferating form of secunda from the area north of Quito

Cryptanthus 'Fifty Shades of Grey' CITES A handsome but seldom cultivatedThis Stephen Hoppin hybrid is a cultivar of Cryptanthus Kaleidoscope x Ebony Beauty having 4+ wide lanceolate leaves forming a medium plant to 14 in diameter with a full round form. The wide, slightly twisting purple black leaves, giving the illusion of a pinwheel, are evenly covered with a dense grey scurf on the top and bottom.