Bromeliad Cultivar Register (7961) 2010-11-03

*PITCAIRNIA ‘Mexican Blondes’*	L. Ariza	1973
Stemless plant w/only 2+ entire leaves up to 85 cm long and 2-4 cm wide - decurved flower spike shorter than the leaves to 40 cm long - red scape w/green bracts not adpressed - simple w/many flowers in two rows w/13 mm pink pedicels - orange sepals and light lemon yellow petals to 6 cm long.
Seed Parent: Pitcairnia chiapensis	Pollen Parent: Pitcairnia xanthocalyx
Registration Documents 1977, JBS 28:20ill,21; 36:257