Bromeliad Cultivar Register (11252)

*ALCANTAREA ‘Skotak's Big Bang’*	Skotak C, Beach E*	<1998
Mature rosette to 75cms. diameter x 75cms. high. Leaf width 7cms. tapering to a point. Bronze green leaves with median (central) white stripes flushed pink/red. In March, 1998 Chester Skotak received a 1/4 variegated Alc. imperialis --exact origin unknown--from Rio de Janeiro nurseryman Rafael Oliveira. Chester developed the wide stripes by selection and propagated this sport. This clone does not produce adventitious pups--normal robust variegated offsets arise from leaf axils. Reg. Doc. 6/2012 by E. Beach. Country of origin: Brazil
Seed Parent: imperialis