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<xDYCKLIRIUM (3)

Bromeliad Cultivar Register (15718) 2019-10-13

xDYCKLIRIUM ‘Megalodon’ Kiehl, Michael 2012

Mature, open, large rosette to 50cm. diameter x 50cm. high. Numerous, recurving, narrow, glossy dark maroon leaves, tapering to a sharp point and edged with large, hooked white spines. Erect, branched inflorescence to 1.5 metres tall with both the main stem and up to 6 lateral stems bearing vermillion orange, cupped flowers. Grex siblings = x D. 'Chamuco', 'Sporadic'. Reg. Doc. 9/2019.
Country of origin: Florida USA

Seed Parent: Dyckia burle-marxii Pollen Parent: Encholirium horridum