this Cryptanthus has larger petiolate leaves that reach a length of 7 to 9-inches giving an overall diameter of 14 to 18-inches
unlike the one or two offsets of most clones of the species
Flowers are light lavender in a nidular inflorescence
This Skotak hybrid is a robust plant that has green leaves with ivory colored margins
A lovely species of Deuterocohnia that we obtained some years ago from Bill Baker
Anthurium vitarifolium CAUDEX this Cryptanthus has larger petiolateThe definitive strap leaf Anthurium. This plant grows pendant, with leaves that easily can reach 6 feet long and yet, barely 2 inches wide! This particular clone with incredibly long leaves, is one which my late friend Wally Berg and I (Dennis Cathcart) collected on the Amazon River in Peru's Loreto state, near Leticia, Colombia, some years ago. (See the photo) As an aside to this story, in that same village in the photo, Wally cracked some ribs when