Cyrtosperma johnstonii Piper David Scherberich

David Scherberich

Propagation: Stem cuttings rooted in moist sphagnum moss or water before moving into substrate

native to moist lowland forests of Costa Rica

where it grows as a hemiepiphyte in humid forests

The genus name Schismatoglottis comes from Greek schisma

Cyrtosperma johnstonii Piper David ScherberichCyrtosperma johnstonii Cyrtosperma johnstonii carries large hastate to arrow shaped leaves above long thick petioles. Vivid pink can follow the main veins on juvenile foliage, then recede as the blades broaden and become predominantly green. White, green, brown and pink mottling continues along the heavily armed petioles, where prickles merge into characteristic oblique combs. Basal shoots eventually produce a clump of large crowns capable of reaching