This rare dwarf species stands out as a plant worthy of a prominent spot in any garden with its impressive stature and mid-green, sword-shaped leaves, one inch wide by two feet long. It is the most floriferous member of the genus, the inflorescence being truly spectacular, with arching flower stalks ranging from three to five feet tall, and with both the stalks and flower stems magenta. The two-inch-long, pendent, tubular flowers bear magenta sepals and chartreuse green petals. The flowers generally open in late spring to early summer and can last for several weeks, the dramatic seed pods being a bonus, also being being magenta, streaked with chartreuse or cream. They persist on the flower stalks for several months into late autumn, eventually opening to reveal black shiny seeds. Beschornerias are not monocarpic, (which means dying after flowering) as the same rosette will bloom year after year, and more rosettes develop around the mother plant. Each of the ten Beschorneria species originate in Mexico, this one being naturally found in the understory of highland oak and pine forests from 6,000 to 8,000 feet elevation in the states of Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, and Tamaulipas in central Mexico, where they attract, and are pollinated by, hummingbirds. Few fertile seeds collected.
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