Cryptanthus 'Carnival de Rio' stiff leaves A bigeneric with Alcantarea and

A bigeneric with Alcantarea and Vriesea

clumping species with silvery

At anthesis the plant will blush stronger orange in the center

Flowers are said to be fragrant

Offsets on short stolons

Cryptanthus 'Carnival de Rio' stiff leaves A bigeneric with Alcantarea andAn old European hybrid of unknown parentage, possibly a cultivar of Mirabilis or a cross with Osyanus or beuckeri in its background, having 10+ lanceolate leaves forming a medium plant to 14 in diameter with an open round shape. The leaves are marbled in pink red and green being darker along the edges with silver frosting to the center. The undersides have light white scurf.