Bromeliad Cultivar Register (7929) 2010-11-03

*ORTHOPHYTUM ‘Copper Penny’*	Hendrix, Gary	1975
An exact intermediate in copper to rose-copper becoming darker in bright light - fairly soft leaves - produces an elongated stem with the leaves in spiral ranks - prolific by runners and pups on the bloom spike - inflorescence resembles saxicola but much redder - in color for extended period.
Seed Parent: saxicola	Pollen Parent: vagans
Registration Documents 1979, SUP-ICBH-1985, JBS 33:206, HerbHill1984, PineapplePl 85, MB1998