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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (16075) 2020-04-28

BILLBERGIA ‘Cherry Oh Baby’ King, Richard 2015

Mature tubular rosette to 35cm. high, flaring at the top. Black-spined, dark maroon leaves, heavily spotted / marbled bright pink and magenta with darker leaf tips. Erect spike to 50cm. tall with scarlet red scape bracts, pale pink ovaries, deep pink sepals and shiny light violet recoiled petals. Named after a song by UB40. Pollen kindly donated by Japie Esterhuysen. Reg. Doc. 4/2020.
Country of origin: South Africa

Seed Parent: Teng Ee Pollen Parent: Domingos Martins x Teng Ee