AECHMEA ‘Royal Wine’ | Foster, M.B. | 1946 | |
Strap shaped highly polished discolored leaves - 2" wide deep cherry maroon below and green above form a graceful rosette - inflorescence is slightly branched and semi-pendent w/orange berries and dark blue petals - Hummel said, "Bicolor leaves - pendent orange fruit - choice". See Aechmea Fulgens/Miniata Group for further discussion | |||
Seed Parent: miniata v. discolor | Pollen Parent: victoriana v. discolor | ||
JBS 6:31; 7:15; 12:39; 26:66ill; 37:99,104, BromsPadilla 124, PineapplePl 85, TF1980, MB1998 |