Cryptanthus acualis - $6
Cryptanthus acualis is an original species from Brazil (as all Cryptanthus are). It has a wonderful even form, different longitudinal striations of varying degrees of green with a light frosting of trichomes.

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Cryptanthus 'Arlety' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Arlety' is one of the most colorful of the relatively rare variegated Cryptanthus and it grows to be one of the larger Crypts as well. Easy to grow. (Cultivar of Cryptanthus marginatus)

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Cryptanthus 'Chickadee' - $6
Cryptanthus 'Chickadee' has special green mottling that give it a distinctive look. The darker green tends to be on the margins of the leaves and the lighter green more to the interior. The leaf blades are nice and wide. (Cryptanthus beuckeri hybrid X unknown parentage)

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Cryptanthus 'Cinnamon Stick' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Cinammon Stick' is another wonderfully colorful Cryptanthus that will brighten any location. (Cryptanthus Fire and Ice X Cryptanthus colnagoi) X Cryptanthus Diverse Pink)

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Cryptanthus 'Corinne' - $10
Cryptanthus Corinne is a lovely plant with lots of color. A fast grower that produces numerous offsets. (Cryptanthus 'Ruby' X Cryptanthus 'Cascade')

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Cryptanthus 'Crystal Jackson' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Crystal Jackson' is named for Crystal Jackson, wife of Clyde Jackson both of whom were stalwart members of the terrific Houston Bromeliad Society. What a special plant this is with its broad leaves and wonderful cinammon and green coloring lightly dusted with a trichome frosting. (Cryptanthus 'Green 'N Red' X Cryptanthus fosterianus)

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Cryptanthus 'Earth Angel' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Earth Angel' is a strikingly colorful Cryptanthus that has a basically salmon colored leaf but also a more yellow longitudinal band on the more mature leaves that gives the plant a beautiful color combination. One parent of this terrific hybrid is a species and the other is a hybrid. $10.00 (Cryptanthus sinosus X Cryptanthus Lirico)

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Cryptanthus 'Ebony Beauty' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Ebony Beauty' is similar to Cryptanthus 'Circuit Breaker' and Cryptanthus 'Black Magic'. Great, dark chocolate leaves with generous silver trichome banding. (Cultivar of unknown parentage)

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Cryptanthus 'Frostbite' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Frostbite' has chocolate brown leaves like a number of others but they are almost completely covered by bright, fuzzy trichomes. Beautiful! (Cryptanthus 'Zonatus Silver' X Cryptanthus 'Ocean Mist')

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Cryptanthus lacerdae - $10
Cryptanthus lacerdae is a very rare species (described in 1882) with green leaves and instead of having longitudinal striations of silvery trichomes like the others, rather has these striations with no trichomes--the opposite. Most interesting.

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Cryptanthus 'Marian Oppenheimer' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Marian Oppenheimer' is one of the most different and interesting of the Crypts. It is smaller than most but has a most interesting color combination that makes it very easy to recognize. Relatively rare. (Cultivar of Cryptanthus 'Roseus')

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Cryptanthus 'Mirabilis' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Mirabilis' has great combination of burnt orange color along with a frosting of trichomes that make this a most attractive Cryptanthus. (Cultivar of unknown parentage)

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Cryptanthus 'Rita Padden' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Rita Padden' has one of the broadest leaf blades of any Cryptanthus along with gorgeous and vibrant red and brown color.(Cryptanthus 'Trailblazer' X (Cryptanthus 'Orange 'N Rose' X 'Deep Purple'))

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Cryptanthus 'Roman Candle' - $10
Cryptanthus 'Roman Candle' has great color and broad leaves. It is rare so it is not always available. (Cryptanthus 'Diverse Pink' X Cryptanthus 'Cascade')

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Cryptanthus 'Ruby Thunder' - $10
Cryptanthus Ruby Thunder has chocolate brown leaves and a trichome "sugar sprinkling" that makes the leaves look good enough to eat! (Cultivar of unknown parentage)

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