xQUESMEA ‘Jigsaw Puzzle’ | Skotak C, Booth Tate K* | <1993 | |
Mature funnel-form rosette to 40cms. diameter x 50cms. tall in spike. Matte blackish rigid leaves, heavily-spined with faint silver crossbands. Upright inflorescence has orange-red primary bracts, yellow sepals and yellow floral bracts. Inflorescence extends its branches during blooming, which age to a burnished gold. Woody stolons 10cms. long. Reg. Doc. 4/2012 by Kerry Booth Tate. Country of origin: Costa Rica | |||
Seed Parent: Quesnelia edmundoi | Pollen Parent: Aechmea Black | ||
BSI Journal Jan-Feb. 2012, pp. 42-45. |