Biology:Aechmea 'Blue Tango'

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Short description: Flowering plant cultivar


Aechmea 'Blue Tango'
Aechmea blue tango.jpg
GenusAechmea
Hybrid parentageA. dichlamydea var. trinitensis × A. fendleri
Cultivar'Blue Tango'

Aechmea 'Blue Tango' is a cultivar of the genus Aechmea.[1] It is a hybrid grown in South Florida with a prolific bloom.

The cultivar was developed by Patricia Bullis of Princeton, Florida.[2]

Close image of A. 'Blue Tango' flower

References

  1. "Aechmea 'Blue Tango'". Bromeliad Cultivar Register. Bromeliad Society International. http://registry.bsi.org/?genus=aechmea&id=90. Retrieved 13 February 2013. 
  2. "Aechmea plant named `Blue Tango`". US Patents. patent:PP11743. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/PP11743.html. Retrieved 3 February 2013.