Bromeliad Cultivar Register (14378) 2019-11-12

*ORTHOPHYTUM ‘Roberto Menescal’*	? / C Gastaldi*	circa 1980
Mature rosette to 20cm. diameter, trailing with elongated branching caudex, leaf blades narrowly triangular, attenuate, 6-10 cm long, 5-10 mm wide, bronze green / red but sporting a whitish edge, from O vagans .In strong light, the stems and foliage can turn pink / red. Widely-grown for many years as O vagans "variegata". Named after the Brazilian nurseryman Roberto Menescal. Reg. Doc. 11/2017 by D Butcher. Country of origin: Brazil
Seed Parent: vagans