Navia cf lactea Bulbous A yellow-green plant with red

A yellow-green plant with red bands

This is a large-growing form of one of the most beautiful of all fragrant flowered Tillandsias

dry and stiff shield or basket fronds at the base of the foliage fronds which serve a multi purpose of protecting the creeping rhizomes and catching moisture and leaf litter which decompose to feed the fern

this Cryptanthus has larger petiolate leaves that reach a length of 7 to 9-inches giving an overall diameter of 14 to 18-inches

Navia cf lactea Bulbous A yellow-green plant with redThough listed as cf ', lactea is probably this species. A rarity that came from the region of Ro Cunucunuma in vicinity of Cerro Duida in the state of Amazonas in the Gran Sabana of Venezuela. Native to moist ground and damp rock walls, it is one of the very few Navias to come into cultivation. A rosette of narrow, deep green, fairly soft leaves with spiny margins, the center flushes pure white at anthesis, suggesting its name; lactea (milky).