Bromeliad Cultivar Register (12986) 2015-07-28

*xBILLMEA ‘Bleak House’*	Bethmann N	2008
Mature, upright rosette to 45cms. diameter x 45cms. high. Stiff, spiny, scurfed, grey-green leaves flushed bronze / salmon pink. Semi- recessed cone of spiky rose-pink bracts and lavender flowers--shy bloomer, but responds well to Florel. Named after the Charles Dickens novel "Bleak House". Reg. Doc. 7/2015. Country of origin: Florida USA
Seed Parent: Aechmea distichantha	Pollen Parent: Billbergia distachia