Cryptanthus lutherianus Size:5-inch Pot The leaf edges are heavily

The leaf edges are heavily armed with large black hooked spines

light green with red mottling

Looks like an albomarginated ‘Norman Bates’

Do not allow them to remain wet for extended periods

This choice plant was only discovered in 1991 by Prof

Cryptanthus lutherianus Size:5-inch Pot The leaf edges are heavilyA rare species named after Harry Luther, bromeliad researcher from the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, who passed away in 2012. From the States of Bahia, Minas Gerais, and Esprito Santo where it lives among grasses with stiff, upright, narrow leaves that can reach 30 inches long. Dark purplish green to maroon red coloration extends up the bottom third of the leaf underside with a lighter center to the leaf, darker at the base. The bloom head is