Species/Cultivar: Species
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Taxonomic rank: Species
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Native distribution: The plant is found growing on trees, rocks and on the ground in forests at altitudes of 1,000 5,000ft and is distributed from Guatemala to Argentina.Sometimes it is found dense humid forest and can form great dense masses with spreading stolons on the ground or also growing high up on trees.
Habit: When fully grown, this is a large silvery bottle shaped plant. The cone shaped inflorescence is about 5" long and the flowers begin to open from the bottom of the cone spiralling towards the top.
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Trichomes: A series of fine trichomes coat the leaf
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Flowers: The flowers themselves are green but turn to black.
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Cultivation: It is a hardy plant but I have found that as the plant begins to flower, rabbits love to eat the leaves. I now grow these plants as epiphytes on trees. However despite 2/3 of the plant being eaten it rejuvenated the next season.
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Collection: NZ
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