AECHMEA ‘Howard's Castle’ | Vinzant, Lisa | circa 2000 | |
Mature, open rosette to 50cm. diameter. x 30cm. high. Broad, arching, leathery, mid-green, matte leaves edged with saw-tooth brown spines and rounded tips in strong light. Erect cylindrical, pale pink-stemmed spike to 1.2 metres tall with short-branched sprays of pinkish mauve peduncle bracts / ovaries and tubular purple flowers Reg. Doc. 3/2020. . Country of origin: Hawaii USA | |||
Seed Parent: fendleri x dichlamydea var. trinitensis | Pollen Parent: castelnavii | ||