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| name = ''Cryptanthus''
| name = ''Cryptanthus''
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| growth_habit = <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| color = IndianRed
| ordo = <!--- Order -->
| ordo = <!--- Order -->
| familia = <!--- Family -->
| familia = <!--- Family -->
| genus = Cryptanthus
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Cryptanthus (Greek, for hidden flower). Bromeliaceae. Brazilian epiphytal bromeliads, differing from Aechmea and Billbergia (which see for culture) in the tubular calyx and the dense heads of flowers nearly sessile amongst the leaves.
Leaves crowded in a rosette, recurved-spreading. spinulose-serrate: fls. in a terminal head, nearly buried beneath the bracts; petals oblong, joined at the base; stamens attached to corolla-tube.—Monogr. by Mez (who recognizes 8 species) in DC. Monogr. Phaner. 9 (1896); by some, all are considered to be forms of one species.
C. nitidus, Bull. A recent importation from Brazil, described as a stemless species with sessile dark olive-green Lvs., marked with a band of cream-color each side of the midrib. L. H. B. George V. Nash.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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==Species==
==Species==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
==References==
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->