Flora de Venezuela: Bromeliaceae - L.B. Smith vipp 6-18 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

Very colorful with a bright yellow inflorescence

A variegated clone of chantinii 'Black' with wide

full rosette of many fairly stiff leaves that are dark silvery gray and fairly lepidote

with contorted trunk and branches and the pinnate leaves have a copper tint

Flora de Venezuela: Bromeliaceae - L.B. Smith vipp 6-18 We thought long and hardIn Spanish. Instituto Botanico, Caracas. 1971, Vol XII. For Dr. L. B. Smith, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC, 6. 25 x 9 inches, 360 pages. Note: Used Book. Good condition except some 'flaking' on covers.