Rokautskyia roberto-kautskyi ALCANTAREA Using two South American species

Using two South American species native to warm to hot arid regions

silvery-green below

About 12 inches tall it has silvery to slightly pinkish leaves with large spines that are spaced far apart in a most unusual fashion

(Red in spite of its yellow ‘Druid’ parent) The flowers are two toned

spiny margins

Rokautskyia roberto-kautskyi ALCANTAREA Using two South American speciesThis plant is endemic to the state of Eprito Santo, Brazil where it was first described by Elton Leme in 1991. It is rare in US collections and this was acquired from Selby Gardens. The plant is unusual in that it has brown barring on the underside of the leaves, produces offsets from the spent bloom spike, as well as, the typical basal offsets, and also has fragrant white flowers. *VIPP plants are Offsets that are slightly damaged from Hurricane