General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Parentage: Billbergia x Cryptanthus

Common names
  • Cryptbergia
  • Bromeliad
Botanical names
  • Accepted: XBiltanthus
  • Synonym: XCryptbergia

Comments:
  • Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Nov 3, 2013 9:22 PM concerning plant:
    x Cryptbergia is now treated as x Biltanthus which was validly published on an earlier date (see Bromeliad Society International - Bromeliad Cultivar Registry, x Cryptbergia and x Biltanthus).

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