Bromeliad Cultivar Register (373) 2020-12-18

*AECHMEA ‘Mona’*	Buysse, F. (Mekers)	circa 1970s
cv. of fasciata X serrata - This is according to the BSI-ICBH-1979 reference but Samyn's article in the JBS shows it as a new introduction at the 1990 "Floralies of Ghent". Samyn said, "fasciata X dichlamydea" (?) - Large robust 60 cm tall & 50 cm wide rosette of blue-green wide thick leaves - inflorescence like fasciata but expanded - bluish flowers fading to pink. Country of origin: Belgium
Seed Parent: fasciata	Pollen Parent: serrata? dichlamydea?
BSI-ICBH-1979, Deroose 1990, JBS 47:124, BirdRock1995