Bromeliad Cultivar Register (349) --

*AECHMEA ‘Margarita L.’*	L. Ariza	1974
cv. of dealbata X fasciata - Similar parents produce progeny easily mistaken for either parent - funnel-like rosette in reddish-green w/leaves to 35 cm and bloom to 50 cm - faint cross marking - conical flower head to 8 cm long w/pink to red bracts which exceed the bluish blooms - intermediate to the parents.
Seed Parent: dealbata	Pollen Parent: fasciata
Registration Documents 1980, SUP-ICBH-1985, JBS 32:117, 36:257