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BILLBERGIA ‘Gravisiana’ Marechal 1892

cv. of amoena v. amoena (pallescens) X cylindrostachya (maxima) - Liege hortus - Chevalier said, "The very robust plant w/its long wide dark green leaves develops a vigorous stem which ends in a recurved inflorescence ornamented at the base w/lovely large bracts of a bright carmine redàovary - sepals and petals like the mother plant".

Seed Parent: amoena v. amoena (pallescens) Pollen Parent: cylindrostachya (maxima)
BSI-ICBH-1979, JBS 1:20; 4:39, ChevalierCat1942p54, TheBromeliads1990p133