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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (15438) 2019-05-13

HOHENBERGIA ‘Bloody Saber’ Finlayson, Paul 2016

Mature upright rosette to 24” (60cm.) high x 18”( 45cm.) diameter. Spiny, sword-like upright mid-green leaves flushed red in strong light . The arching, red-stemmed inflorescence to 1 metre tall or more has many right-angled branches and sub-branches, lengthy at the bottom but tapering at the top, plus clusters of cone-shaped light green / cream ovaries and purple flowers. Reg. Doc. 5/2019.
Country of origin: Florida USA

Seed Parent: pennae Pollen Parent: catingae