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Bromeliad Cultivar Register (17623) 2024-09-04

ORTHOPHYTUM ‘Spontaneous Combustion’ Wingert, Paul 2020

Mature rosette to 30-35cm. wide x 28-30cm. tall when blooming. Recurving, copper-orange leaves with sparse, speckled scurfing and prominent, rigid spines. Compound inflorescence with bright lemon-yellow flower bracts and white-petalled flowers. Offsets are generously produced close to the mother plant. Grex sibling = O. 'Glowing Embers'. Reg. Doc. 8/2023
Country of origin: Michigan USA

Seed Parent: harleyi Pollen Parent: Heavy Metal