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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (13138) 2015-11-18

ALCANTAREA ‘Sunshine’ McLeod, Gavin circa 2007

Mature open rosette to over 1 metre diameter. Smooth, firm yet pliant mossy green leaves centrally striped creamy yellow. Foliage reverse is very scurfed with silver cross-banding. Erect, branched spike to 2 metres tall, typical of the species Alc. glaziouana. This variegate was a seed-raised variant on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, where the breeder lives. Reg. Doc. 10/2015 by Olive Trevor.
Country of origin: Queensland Australia

Seed Parent: glaziouana