Cryptanthus Earth StarYoung plant in a plastic pot, suitable for indoor pots, terrariums, vivariums, and paludariums. Cryptanthus, commonly known as Earth Star, is a terrestrial bromeliad that forms a low, star shaped rosette with stiff, often textured leaves. Unlike most bromeliads, Cryptanthus grow in soil rather than epiphytically. Leaf color, pattern, and surface texture vary widely between species and cultivars, and continue to develop as the plant matures. Plant