Cryptanthus coriaceus type SEL1991-0329 vipp 7-30 the center flushes pure white

the center flushes pure white at anthesis

each about 6 inches long with pink bracts and violet flowers

robust species of Hechtia from Tlapa

it is a warm growing epiphyte that climbs over the trunks and limbs of trees on stout stolons

It has wide cream colored variegation

Cryptanthus coriaceus type SEL1991-0329 vipp 7-30 the center flushes pure white*** ONE OF A KIND *** This very rare and very unusual Cryptanthus rarely seen in cultivation, other than in botanical collections, is being offered from Tropiflora. This Cryptanthus species was first discovered and collected by Elton M. C. Leme, Roberto Menescal, and Renato Bello on 15 May 1987 along Brasil 101 Road about 6km from the city of Serra in the County of Serra in Esprito Santo State Brazil. First flowered in cultivation in May June of 1990.