Bromeliad Cultivar Register (6565) --

*NEOREGELIA ‘Quintessence’*	Elmore, J. (#1197)	1978
cv. of concentrica 'Big Blue' X coriacea 'Kent's Best' - (Other cv. = 'Purple Angel') - Very large green flat rosette - rich reddish-purple when in bloom - heavily blotched and spotted w/purple - glossy - about 28-30 leaves - 4" wide leaves w/tips colored solid black to 3/4" and continuing all around the leaf edge - 14" height - 24" diameter - resembles 'Ninja'.
Seed Parent: 'Big Blue'	Pollen Parent: 'Kent's Best'
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