Bromeliad Cultivar Register (16383) 2020-09-26

*NEOREGELIA ‘DeLeon's Best’*	DeLeon, Nat	circa 1980s
Mature, open, compact rosette to 60cm. diameter. In strong light, broad, leathery, black-spined, light green leaves, heavily blotched / cross-banded blackish purple with rounded sepia purple tips. At blooming, the central nest blushes mauve. Concentrica Group. Full history is unknown but thought to be a N. concentrica species variant, used by 2 Hawaiian breeders in the 1994-2002 period to produce N. 'Burnished Beauty', N. 'La Brea' and N. 'Twilight Glow'. Reg. Doc. 10/ 2019 by Lisa Vinzant Country of origin: Florida USA
Seed Parent: concentrica	Pollen Parent: ?