Alluaudia procera VIPP 1-28-19 We can now export this

We can now export this plant without special paperwork

but for the distinctive bloom

The inflorescence is a nidular whorl of bright crimson bracts and white flowers

Neoregelia 'Tantrum'

This one we simply call the ‘best clone’ here at the nursery

Alluaudia procera VIPP 1-28-19 We can now export thisC. I. T. E. S. NO EXPORT A member of the Didiereacea, signature plants of the Madagascan xeric forests. Few plants are better adapted to growth in desert like conditions than the Alluaudia. The semi succulent, ovate leaves are reduced to about a quarter inch and grow subsessile and vertical in spirals around the spiny trunks. The trunk is silvery green and heavily spined. The spines are used for defense and to gather moisture from the frequent fogs.