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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (15184) 2019-01-09

TILLANDSIA ‘Lowland Road’ ? / Benedict Tay* 1990s ?

Mature open upright rosette to 13cm. diameter x 20cm long (caulescent stem) including inflorescence. Narrow arching, channeled, scurfed grey-green leaves to 14cm. long tapering to a point. Short inflorescence with pink bracts and exserted purple flowers. Wild-collected, natural hybrid from Mexico which the Singapore grower Benedict Tay acquired under parentage from Derek Butcher in South Australia. See also T. 'Aleta' & T. 'Humbug'. Reg. Doc. 1/2019 by Timothy Chia.
Country of origin: Mexico

Seed Parent: ionantha Pollen Parent: paucifolia