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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (11767) 2015-05-31

xVRIESLANDSIA ‘Wardell Lights’ ? / Townsend J* circa 2005

Mature rosette to 60cms diameter x 35cms. high. Green soft leaves with random pale yellow striations. Erect central spike of rosy red bracts to 1 metre tall, with numerous shorter side branches ("paddles"). 'Wardell Lights' is a vegetative sport off plain green x Vrieslandsia 'Inca Chief's Spear', but it's unknown exactly where this variegate developed. Images here are of Pat Welburn's specimen. Reg. Doc. 10/2013 by G. Lawn.
Country of origin: Australia

Seed Parent: n/a Pollen Parent: n/a