xAECHOPSIS ‘Imposter’ | Skotak C | 2002 | |
Mature rosette to 60cm. diameter x 45cm. high. Leaf width to 5cm. Bronze green / garnet red, stiff, spiny outspreading leaves. Erect spike of watermelon pink, star-like bracts, pink ovaries, yellow sepals and white petals. Mimics (by breeder design) a Guzmania inflorescence, hence the cultivar name. Reg. Doc. 5/2016 by Eloise Beach. . Country of origin: Costa Rica | |||
Seed Parent: (Aechmea nallyi x Aechmea tessmannii) x Aechmea nallyi | Pollen Parent: Canistropsis billbergioides (pink bracts) | ||