Billbergia Hotwire
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Billbergia Hotwire
From BCR - "Mature, vase-shaped rosette to 45 cm high. About 12 maroon leaves spotted / flecked green and cross-banded silver on the foliage reverse. The 35 cm. long horizontal / decurved spike has scarlet red scape bracts; ribbed, green ovaries; blue tipped, light green sepals and coiled lime green flowers.
'Pearl Fantasia' x 'Coat of Arms' by Vic Przetocki, WA, 2008
Vic Przetocki ... "1st photo from a previous flowering. 2nd photo plants flowering at the moment, plants have been grown hard, no fertilizer which has affected the size of the inflorescence."
Updated 24/09/21