AECHMEA ‘Kalahari’ | King, Richard | 2014 | |
Mature upright, bottle-shaped rosette to 50cm. high. Stiff, arching, matte, scurfed greenish tan leaves with curled tips and black spines. Regular, distinct dark brick-red cross-banding on the upper leaf surfaces. Erect mealy-stemmed spike of mid-pink scape bracts, an ovoid head of frosted white floral bracts, dark brown sepals and yellow petals which blacken when spent. Reg. Doc. 10/2020. Country of origin: South Africa | |||
Seed Parent: Red Bands | Pollen Parent: bromeliifolia | ||