Neoregelia 'Spicy Hot' black friday We thought long and hard

We thought long and hard about a name and finally thought to name it for Steve’s late wife who passed away recently

a capitate head with long blushing bracts

The color is pale red to rusty orange over green

similar to ‘Nidus’ (another fasciculata x ionantha hybrid from Veracruz) but distinctly different

like the chiapensis parent

Neoregelia 'Spicy Hot' black friday We thought long and hardThis Chester Skotak cultivar (cross info not yet reported), when finished, is a medium size plant. From the shape, we speculate that this must be a compacta hybrid. It has narrow green leaves with white margins and well before anthesis the plant develops a bright red veneer. The color at anthesis is a bit darker red. This plant produces offsets freely before anthesis.