Neoregelia Alpha
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Neoregelia Alpha
BCR ... "Coolbaugh says, "Mature plant approximately 14 inch diameter and the best traits of the parents were transmitted to the offspring" - 20+ broad apple-green leaves w/rounded apiculate tips in bright pink-red - highly visible deep red spotting and splotching throughout leaves especially in the bases.
compacta x tristis by Charles Coolbaugh, Florida 1969
Vic Przetocki 12/23

From: "Two Fine New Bromeliads", Journ Brom Soc 27(1): 35. 1977
Neoregelia 'Alpha'
This beautiful Neoregelia is a hybrid made by Charles Coolbaugh of Lakeland, Florida. The parents are Neoregelia compacta and Neoregelia tristis. That the best traits of both parents were transmitted to the offspring is certainly evident by the photograph on the opposite page. The cross was made in 1969 and first flowered in 1974. Mr. Coolbaugh is presently working up a stock of this lovely hybrid. What is important in the desirability of Neoregelia is not only their coloration but also their compactness, and the progeny of this cross certainly meet this standard.The mature plant is approximately 14 inches in diameter.

Updated 30/12/23