Bromeliad Cultivar Register (16674) 2021-11-04

*TILLANDSIA ‘Cally’*	? / Neville Ryan *	circa 1980s
Mature rosette to 30cm. diameter x 15cm. high with a 6cm. long stem. Scurfed, semi-channeled, grey-green, spreading narrow leaves, tapering to a point. Erect spike 7.5cm. long with a simple ellipsoid, slender inflorescence 14.5cm long. Pointed, woolly, grey-green scape bracts. Mauve flowers with dark purple speckling and a central light tan stripe on each recurving petal. This cultivar's early history and the actual breeder are unknown. However, Brisbane grower Neville Ryan acquired this under parentage only in a mixed collection in the 1990s, from Queensland. Named 'Cally' in reference to the seed parent T. caliginosa. Reg. Doc. 3/2021 by Dr. Dale Dixon Country of origin: Queensland Australia
Seed Parent: caliginosa	Pollen Parent: streptocarpa