AECHMEA ‘Melodrama’ | Groves G / Ridley J* | circa 1995 | |
Mature rosette to 50cms. diameter x 30 cms. high. Grey-green leaves marginated cream with purple/ inky blue tones on leaf tips, leaf axils and rosette base. Erect, branched-pyramidal spike to 50cms. tall, with mid-pink ovaries and mauve petals which blacken when spent. This variegate is reportedly a reluctant bloomer for many growers. Caudata Group. Reg. Doc. 9/2013 by G. Lawn. Country of origin: Florida USA | |||
Seed Parent: distichantha var. schlumbergeri | Pollen Parent: caudata 'Melanocrater' | ||