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Aechmea chantinii

Amazonian Zebra Plant, Queen of the Aechmeas, Queen of the Bromeliads

Erect inflorescence with showy red bracts.

Erect inflorescence with showy red bracts.

Vase-shaped rosette of reddish leaves w/ white transverse bands.

Vase-shaped rosette of reddish leaves w/ white transverse bands.

6 Cultivars/Varieties

Aechmea fasciata

Silver Vase Bromeliad, Silver Vase Plant, Urn Plant

Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence.

Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence.

Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence.

Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence.

Pink, cone-like inflorescence & blue flower buds

Pink, cone-like inflorescence & blue flower buds

3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cymbidium

Boat Orchid

10 Cultivars/Varieties

Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum

Butterfly Dendrobium, Cooktown Orchid, Mauve Butterfly Orchid

Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower.

Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower.

Spray of white orchid flowers with purple lips & lateral petals

Spray of white orchid flowers with purple lips & lateral petals

Mauve orchid flower covered in water droplets.

Mauve orchid flower covered in water droplets.

Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower.

Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower.

Lecanopteris pustulata subp. pustulata

Kangaroo Fern, Kangaroo Foot Fern, Kangaroo Paw Fern

Lutheria splendens

Flaming Sword

Rosette of banded leaves & erect red bacteate inflorescence.

Rosette of banded leaves & erect red bacteate inflorescence.

Rosette of banded leaves.

Rosette of banded leaves.

Rosette of banded leaves & erect red bacteate inflorescence.

Rosette of banded leaves & erect red bacteate inflorescence.

Rosette of banded leaves & erect red bacteate inflorescence.

Rosette of banded leaves & erect red bacteate inflorescence.

Yellow flower emerging from behind red bracts.

Yellow flower emerging from behind red bracts.

1 Cultivar/Variety

Medinilla

3 Cultivars/Varieties

Microsorum musifolium

Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern

1 Cultivar/Variety

Nepenthes

Monkey Cups, Pitcher Plant, Tropical Pitcher Plant

9 Cultivars/Varieties

Platycerium

Elkhorn Fern, Staghorn Fern

8 Cultivars/Varieties

Schlumbergera

Christmas Cactus, Crab Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus

3 Cultivars/Varieties

Zygopetalum

Orchid, Zygo

6 Cultivars/Varieties