Bromeliad Cultivar Register (5392) --

*NEOREGELIA ‘Lepida’*	Dutrie	<1950
cv. of carolinae 'Marechalli' X princeps - Dutrie says, "Plant a little less sturdy than the parents, with a compact rosette of average width, glaucous green, dull leaves. It is characterised by the great area over which the coloration of the center leaves extends at anthesis..over 25 cm in some plants - in delicate rose, bright rose or red..fresh for months".
Seed Parent: Marechalli	Pollen Parent: princeps
BSI-ICBH-1979, JBS 38:69