Bromeliad Cultivar Register (13114) 2015-11-03

*TILLANDSIA ‘Holm's Deep Purple’*	Holm B.	?
Mature upright rosette to 28 cm. high x 15 cm. diameter. Growth is short caulescent with deeply-channelled, greyish-green, quasi-involuted leaves which are very wide at the base. Tiny grey trichomes are distinctly arranged in longitudinal stripes. The distichous spike is shorter than the foliage and produces up to 8 magenta / purple flowers, each to 2.5cm. wide A reverse cross by the breeder produced identical progeny. Reg. Doc. 10/2015. . Country of origin: Germany
Seed Parent: cyanea	Pollen Parent: albertiana