Cryptanthus 'Maleficent' HOUSEPLANT Fruits will mature and turn

Fruits will mature and turn yellow-orange with a sweet fragrance

Bright light to full sun brings out the best in this species as you can see in the photos

arching leaves typical of the species

who more than likely bought it from Bob Whitman and Warren Loose at Southern Exposure Nursery back in the day when they were still in business

A rare species described only in 2007 by Leme and Siquiera

Cryptanthus 'Maleficent' HOUSEPLANT Fruits will mature and turnThis Ed Edmiston hybrid, a cultivar of 'Diverse Pink' x argyrophyllus, matures to an open, extra large, round rosette to 24 inches in diameter. About 16, black margined, semi glossy, undulating, relatively narrow, trichome sprinkled deep cherry red leaves with black mottled cross banding. Rosette flattens at flowering with a central, semi recessed cluster of white blooms. ***For best results, we recommend growing this particular cultivar in a dirty