Bromeliad Cultivar Register (15950) 2020-03-04

*xBILLMEA ‘Bands’*	Sill, Ben	2009
Mature rosette to 17 cm high x 25cm. diameter, tubular but flaring at the top with a slightly bulbous base. The 10 or so bronze green leaves are cross-banded brick red, moreso on the reverse. The semi-recessed, compact inflorescence has red peduncle bracts and whitish petals tinged mauve at the tips. Reg. Doc. 2/2020. Country of origin: South Carolina USA
Seed Parent: Billbergia Smudge	Pollen Parent: Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii