Synandrospadix vermitoxicus UNFINISHED It develops an orange-pink veneer

It develops an orange-pink veneer which gives it a unusual look

blue above and white below

This is one of the most spectacularly colored Aechmeas

Aechmea winkleri This rarely seen Brazilian plant is new on the collector scene

thickly inflated and light green with peach coloration at the bottom

Synandrospadix vermitoxicus UNFINISHED It develops an orange-pink veneerOne truly bizarre aroid from the southern cone countries of South America; Southern Peru and Bolivia to Argentina. Somewhat resembling an Alocasia, it is a self heading rosette of shiny, deep green, sagittate leaves on thick petioles that are light green with broken dark lines. The inflorescence is interesting, a spathe with light striping inside and out and a bristly, corn cob shaped spadix of purple. A tuber forming plant that goes dormant in