Bromeliad Cultivar Register (12558) 2014-11-15

*ANANAS ‘Paradise Pompom’*	Paradise Pines / Accorsini T*	circa 2000
Mature, open rosette to 1 metre diameter. Plain, bronzed/ mid-green, spineless leaves. Erect stem to 30cms. tall of small fruit from each segment of which emerge multiple, viviparous green/ bronze green crown pups (up to 50), simultaneously forming a round ball. Tissue-cultured sport from commercial pineapple fruit trialling of newly-bred cultivar propagules. Bred and named by Tony Accorsini. Reg. Doc. 10/2014 by G. Lawn. Country of origin: Queensland Australia
Seed Parent: Smooth Cayenne	Pollen Parent: MD2