Bromeliad Cultivar Register (1934) --

*CRYPTANTHUS ‘Paradox’*	Irvin, Jim (Grex#C76)	1992
cv. of 'Diverse Pink' X 'Diverse' - Irvin said, "Large round plant w/wide rigid petioles giving rise to bicolored leaves - central full-length olive green stripe w/leaf margins in the same color but narrower - other area is creamy green to tan - undersides appear shiny but have a thin filmy silver scurf".
Seed Parent: 'Diverse Pink'	Pollen Parent: 'Diverse'
Registration Document 1995, CSJ 11:1-p12, p15ill