Hohenbergia humilis CRYPTANTHUS forming mounds of tens of

forming mounds of tens of thousands of plants

This plant is one that the late Wally Berg and I collected in Costa Rica back in the 1990s

The granddaddy of fragrant Tillandsias

A large grower that can easily reach 30 inches tall or more

Hohenbergia humilis CRYPTANTHUS forming mounds of tens ofOne of the smallest species of Hohenbergia. Native to the thorn scrub forests of the caatinga near Plan Alto, Bahia, Brazil. A plant to only about 18 inches tall forms an upright rosette of stiff, silvery green leaves more silvery below, come to a pointed tip. Leaves have spiny margins on the upper half and smooth below with dark brown bases. The inflorescence is a 24 inch scape of pink with clustered branches with a coating of whitish wool. The