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Bromeliad Cultivar Register

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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (1467) --

CRYPTANTHUS ‘DeCoster’ (DeCoster), Whitman* <1987

cv. of unknown parentage - (Other cv. = 'Italy') - Small and similar to 'Italy' in conformation but with greenish-brown to dark chocolate leaves very succulent, stiff and hard and tend to curl downward - both sides of the leaves are densely scurfed in silver white.

CSJ 2:3, 4:3-p22ill; 10:2-p18ill