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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (13883) 2022-04-19

BILLBERGIA ‘John Hamer’ Aizlewood, Greg 2008

Mature, tubular rosette to 80cm. tall x 8cm. wide. Bronze green leaves liberally spotted white with slight silver cross-banding. Arching dense spike of coral red scape bracts, cream ovaries, dark pink sepals tipped blue and metallic blue recoiled flowers. Named in memory of a fellow member, 20th. RAAF Engineering Apprentice Intake 1966. Grex siblings = B. 'Charlie And Sue', 'Amaroo', 'Allan Buttery'. Reg. Doc. 12/2016.
Country of origin: Queensland Australia

Seed Parent: Bill's Giant Pollen Parent: Domingos Martins