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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (17477) 2023-11-06

xDYCKTIA ‘Gemma’ Santagata, Luigi circa 2019

Mature compact rosette to 40cm diameter. Thick, recurving, pointed, glossy leaves with upper surface dark green, sparsely grey-scaled and bronzed in strong light, each tapering to a sharp point. . The foliage reverse is densely covered by white trichomes and the margin with retrorse yellow spines tipped brown. A few offsets at the base. Lateral single spike to 80cm high with orange bell-shaped flowers. The grex siblings have similar appearance but some have no grey scaling. Reg. Doc. 1/2023
Country of origin: Italy

Seed Parent: Dyckia marnier lapostollei Pollen Parent: Hechtia rosea