Cryptanthus 'Doug Trahan' VIPP 10-28-19 I carried collecting pole and

I carried collecting pole and camera towards the cliff

stunning hybrid by Grant Groves

The inflorescence resembles that species as well as straminea but the branches are held closer to the stem

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Cryptanthus 'Doug Trahan' VIPP 10-28-19 I carried collecting pole andThis Carole Richtmyer hybrid is a cultivar of 'Tsunami' x 'Candy Apple' having 12+ lanceolate leaves forming a medium plant 12 to 14 inches in diameter with a full round shape. The chartreuse leaves have a Kelly green mid rib and some darker venation. The leaves have some scurf deep in the leaf axils and a fine lineated light scurf on the underside.