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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (12883) 2015-06-12

ALCANTAREA ‘Aladdin’ Ladd, Allan / Bob Grant * circa 2008

Mature open rosette to 1.2 metres diameter x 40cms. high. Mid-green leaves speckled / patched red in the outer portions, tapering to down-turning tips. Erect branched spike with green and red patched peduncle bracts (in full sun) to 2.3 metres tall ). The inflorescence comprises golden yellow and reddish ovaries, large retrorse cream flowers tinged pink on the reverse and extended pistils / stamens. The grex siblings are reportedly fairly uniform but prior to registration some have been distributed in error as Alc. "Allan Ladd". Reg. Doc. 6/2015 by G. Lawn. Seed parent corrected to Raymond Golden Brown 3/2024 on advice of Ross Little.
Country of origin: N.S.W. Australia

Seed Parent: Raymond Golden Brown Pollen Parent: vinicolor