Bromeliad Cultivar Register (1080) --

*BILLBERGIA ‘Red Surprise’*	Stonor, B.	<1982
cv. of 'Bobtail' X nutans hybrid(?) - (See WAustralia Journal 1981 and Proceedings, Brom Conference, Melbourne 1989) - Slender tubular plant in rose red - heavily spotted w/white and pink spots - silver banded - bright red scape bracts - white ovaries - pink sepals and violet petals.
Seed Parent: 'Bobtail'	Pollen Parent: nutans hybrid(?)
Butcher1982, Bromeliaceae 1990-5