Bromeliad Cultivar Register (11355) 2013-02-20

*TILLANDSIA ‘Samantha’*	Koide-Hyatt P	1989
Medium / large mature rosette to 60cms. diameter x 70cms. tall in spike. Broad, soft grey/green recurving leaves. Upright branched inflorescence of pale pink to rose-coloured scape bracts with lateral green-bracted branches and pale yellow flowers. Named after the daughter of one of the leading European distributors, where released in early 2011. In January, 2013 T. Samantha won the Glass Tulip Award 2013 in the Netherlands for the Best New House Plant release in 2012, conducted by Flora Holland. Reg. Doc. 5/2012. Country of origin: California USA
Seed Parent: mooreana	Pollen Parent: kalmbacheri
BSI Journal March-April, 2012. pp.90-93. Bird Rock Tropicals stock # TX196.