Hohenbergia pennae Palmeiras Bulbous it becomes heavy and droops

it becomes heavy and droops to one side

A new large growing species from the region of the Alto Cariri State Park in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais

Although it lives in cooler altitudes in nature

The rest of this may just be confusion

2 to 3in wide leaves in an open rosette shape

Hohenbergia pennae Palmeiras Bulbous it becomes heavy and droopsA plant with an outstanding shape. Take away the few leaves that flare out and youre left with basically the shape of an old bottle of Chianti. (See photo of wild plants in habitat below). Very bulbous with a constricted throat formed of wavy margined leaves that are very wide at the base and narrow abruptly where they bend to flare out at the neck of the plant. The color is dark, mottled blackish purple over pale green to brownish, with dark colored