Hechtia rosea x lanata AECHMEA A sport of the of

A sport of the of the normally all green species

Endemic to Bahia state where it is locally called Macambira

A hill rises from a forest clearing

The flowers are fragrant

Hechtia rosea x lanata AECHMEA A sport of the ofThis cross of Hechtia rosea x lanata by Ray Lemieux was his attempt to get a curly leaved plant with a dense red inflorescence. The parents, a nice form of Hechtia rosea with a large, bright red inflorescence, a color he hoped to pass on to the cross and Hechtia lanata, a broad leaved plant with silvery leaves that curl at the tips, and a massive, thickly branched inflorescence. If it turns out his way, it will be spectacular. So far the new cross