AECHMEA ‘Star Bright’ | ? / Keryn Simpson* | circa 2008 ? | |
Mature, open, large rosette to 1 metre diameter x 20cm. high. Arching, glossy, narrow, green, prickled leaves. At blooming, the surrounding foliage turns light red. Erect short globe-shaped spike to 10cm. high x 9cm. wide.The multi-layered, rounded, dark pink-bracted inflorescence with white tips has mauve petals, not white as per Aechmea nidularioides, which it most resembles. The growers / namers Keryn Simpson & Dave Boudier got theirs off Gold Coast grower John Catlan "many years ago" but the breeder remains uncertain. Similar-looking cultivars appeared on Facebook in 2014. Reg. Doc. 2/2021 by Ross Little Country of origin: Australia | |||
Seed Parent: nidularioides ? | Pollen Parent: ? | ||
Reference: Far North Coast Bromeliad Study Group N.S.W.. Newsletter, Feb. 2021, page 11. |