Mature open rosette to 50cm. diameter. In strong light, broad, arching glossy red leaves with slight mottling, fine spines and cusped leaf tips. Tends to grow on an extended stem to 30cm.or more tall, from the lower sections of which pups emerge around blooming time. Unrecorded specific parentage but to quote the breeder "Freeman hybrid x Freeman hybrid" (Queensland grower Alan Freeman bred many Neoregelia hybrids). Grex seedling batch lodged with Brisbane grower Phyllis Hobbs before the breeder shifted to Tasmania.in 2009. Reg. Doc. 4/2016 by G. Lawn. Country of origin: Queensland
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