Bromeliad Cultivar Register (13723) 2020-01-13

*TILLANDSIA ‘Te Ngakau’*	Flower, Andrew	2001
Mature flowering clump 35cm. diameter. In strong light, narrowly-triangular bronze pink scurfed leaves, tapering to a point. Semi-recessed inflorescence of purple flowers, tipped white. Named for the farm on which the breeder was raised, meaning "the heart' in the Maori language. Reg. Doc. 8/2016. Country of origin: New Zealand
Seed Parent: velutina	Pollen Parent: bradeana
Breeder\'s references: Nursery accessions--T. velutina AB415 (Bird Rock Tropicals T019); T. bradeana AB357 (as \"T. abdita Costa Rica\") ex Tropiflora 1994.