Basic Information Common Name: Danish Scurvygrass Scientific Name: Cochlearia danica Native Habitat: Coastal areas of Europe, particularly along the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts. History / Discovery / Cultivator Danish Scurvygrass, Cochlearia danica, boasts a history deeply intertwined with maritime exploration and human survival. The plant̵
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Coincya
Basic Information Common Name: Coincya Scientific Name: Coincya Native Habitat: Europe, particularly coastal regions. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Coincya belongs to the Brassicaceae family, which includes well-known plants like cabbage, mustard, and radish. While the specific history of cultivation and popularization for individual C
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Isle of Man Cabbage
Basic Information Common Name: Isle of Man Cabbage Scientific Name: Coincya monensis Native Habitat: Coastal cliffs and rocky slopes of the Isle of Man, UK. History / Discovery / Cultivator Coincya monensis, commonly known as the Isle of Man Cabbage, is a fascinating example of a plant species with a highly localized distribution. Its discovery [&h
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Guzmania Genus
Basic Information Common Name: Guzmania GenusScientific Name: GuzmaniaNative Habitat: Tropical rainforests of Central and South America, extending into Mexico and the Caribbean. History / Discovery / Cultivator The Guzmania genus belongs to the vast and diverse Bromeliaceae family, which is predominantly native to the tropical and subtropical Ameri
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Scarlet Star
Basic Information Common Name: Scarlet Star Scientific Name: Guzmania lingulata Native Habitat: Tropical rainforests of Central and South America (including parts of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil) and the West Indies. Often found growing epiphytically on trees or lithophytically on rocks. History / Discovery / Cultiva
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Orange Star
Basic Information Common Name: Orange StarScientific Name: Guzmania coniferaNative Habitat: Subtropical rainforests and montane cloud forests of the Andean regions of South America, particularly in countries like Ecuador and Peru, growing epiphytically on trees or terrestrially on the forest floor at higher altitudes. History / Discovery / Cultivat
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Striped Torch
Basic Information Common Name: Striped Torch Scientific Name: Guzmania musaica Native Habitat: Northern South America and parts of Central America, including Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. It is typically found in humid rainforest environments as an epiphyte, growing on trees. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Guzmania, to which G
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Neoregelia Genus
Basic Information Common Name: Neoregelia Genus Scientific Name: Neoregelia Native Habitat: Primarily tropical rainforests of eastern South America, particularly Brazil. They are often found growing as epiphytes on trees or rocks. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Neoregelia is a large and diverse group of flowering plants in the Bromeliac
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Blushing Bromeliad
Basic Information Common Name: Blushing Bromeliad Scientific Name: Neoregelia carolinae Native Habitat: Southeastern Brazil, particularly the Atlantic Forest biome. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Neoregelia is named in honor of Eduard August von Regel (1815–1892), a Russian botanist of German origin who served as director of the Imperia
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Fingernail Plant
Basic Information Common Name: Fingernail Plant Scientific Name: Neoregelia spectabilis Native Habitat: Eastern Brazil, specifically the rainforests. History / Discovery / Cultivator The story of *Neoregelia spectabilis* is intertwined with the exploration and cataloging of the rich biodiversity found in South America, particularly the vibrant rain