Cryptanthus Fosterianus Plant

Gangagardens

Cryptanthus Fosterianus Elaine has chocolate-brown leaves with zebra like gray stripes. Once a year they bloom with white bright flowers that are quite small, but Cryptanthus fosterianus is attractive because of the strong contrast to the leaves.

Cryptanthus are more commonly known as Earth Stars, a name they received because of the shape of their foliage. Earth star bromeliads are unique in that they only grow terrestrially as opposed to many other bromeliads that can grow mounted on a substrate. Most Cryptanthus grow close to the ground and can be as small as three inches in height.