Tillandsia Roy Ford Click thumbnails for full size, scaled to a new window.
Tillandsia Roy Ford
Registered late 2012. kalmbacheri x rodrigueziana?
Seed sown 1996 by Barry Genn, Qld, from a pod obtained from Roy Ford, Caloundra.
"Seedlings distributed as T. kalmbacheri hybrids but flowering has shown little influence of the kalmbacheri parent but
more towards the T. rodrigueziana/botteri complex. Reg Doc 10/2012"
Photo/plant Bruce Dunstan 09/12, from Barry Genn.
Registration document, by Derek Butcher....
"Breeder Roy Ford, named by Barry Genn, Qld, Australia
(kalmbacheri x ?rodrigueziana). Seed obtained by Barry Genn in 1996.
Seedlings distributed as T. kalmbacheri hybrids but flowering has shown little influence of the kalmbacheri parent but more towards the T. rodrigueziana/botteri complex.
Petals bluish to whitish, stamens exserted.
Plant 80cm diam, 60cm high with fertile part of inflorescence to 75cm long.
Fairly soft scurfy leaves with reddish tips, noticeable even during vegetative growth."
Reg Doc 10/2012
