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*AECHMEA ‘Friederike’*	Pieper (Corn. Bak)	<1984
cv. of Aechmea 'Fascini' - (See 'Dennis B.', 'Fascini' & 'Felice') - Developed through tissue culture and is identical in all respects to 'Fascini' except for having completely smooth spineless leaf edges - height to 30" and width to 28" - in bloom up to 16 weeks. USA Patent #5,872. Also a marginated and a variegated form in cultivation but unnamed as of 1997 - the name is commonly mistakenly used as as 'Fredricka' or 'Fredrick'.
Seed Parent: chantinii	Pollen Parent: fasciata
Patent Documents 1987, CornBakCat1994, Baensch 78,79ill, JBS 43:259, MB1998, DeLeonCat1994ill