Wallisia anceps AROID x Billmea 'Buttons' (*shown below

x Billmea 'Buttons' (*shown below - red and green leaves)

This species from eastern Bolivia is another of the larger growing Aechmeas

light yellow

A large growing variegated hybrid by Ray Coleman

The leaves are gray-green with silvery bands and the inflorescence is a compact cone with yellow flowers and bright red bracts

Wallisia anceps AROID x Billmea 'Buttons' (*shown belowWallisia anceps is similar in appearance to the much prettier W. cyanea. In general aspect the plants are very similar; narrow leaves with red lineations, a broad, paddle shaped inflorescence and violet flowers. The main and obvious difference is that the W. anceps lacks the bright pink coloration of the more familiar W. cyanea. Aside from that, W. anceps has a similar habit, but is much more broadly distributed in most of Central America to the