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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (12943) 2015-07-03

BILLBERGIA ‘Calisto’ Przetocki V 1988

Mature upright rosette to 45cms. high. Black-spined, green and brownish / maroon leaves, each to 6.5cms. wide with slight silver cross-banding.. Pendant 48 cms. long spike of cardinal red scape bracts, ridged, light green ovaries, greenish cream sepals tipped blue plus marine blue flowers. Two thirds of the floral spike has flowers borne on branches from the main stem. Reg. Doc. 7/2015.
Country of origin: Western Australia

Seed Parent: vittata x amoena Pollen Parent: sanderiana