Bromeliad Cultivar Register (11600) 2013-07-20

*HECHTIA ‘Carter’*	Lemieux R	2001
Mature rosette to 60cms. diameter. Green leaves tinted red with some scurfing, each 5cms. wide at base x 30cms. long. Spiny foliage blushes totally red in strong light. Upright branched spike is 1.5 metres tall with red scape bracts and pink petals. Named after Dennis Carter, a friend of the breeder. Grex siblings are all males. Reg. Doc. 3/2013 by Dennis Cathcart. Country of origin: Florida USA
Seed Parent: rosea	Pollen Parent: guatemalensis
Tropiflora # 2873