Orthophytum rubiginosum NEW GUINEA withstanding light freezes without damage

withstanding light freezes without damage

grassy leaves

A sensation at its release at the 2010 World Bromeliad Conference in New Orleans

A cross of (Tillandsia capitata ‘Yellow’ x ionantha 'Druid') by Chester Skotak is a hybrid of exceptional merit

The leaves are spiny and curve downward towards their tips

Orthophytum rubiginosum NEW GUINEA withstanding light freezes without damageOne of the newer species of Orthophytum (Leme #5947 2005), this one native to granite insulbergs in the vicinity of Barra de Sao Francisco, Espirito Santo, Brazil. Related to and resembling O. foliosum, but much larger and bright coppery red instead of green leaves. A rosette of inch wide, arching, succulent leaves with spiny margins form a 30 inch or larger rosette (under cultivated conditions). The leaves are glabrous above and coated with silver