Biology:Billbergia 'Windii'
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| Hybrid parentage | Billbergia hybrid nutans × decora |
| Cultivar | 'Windii' |
| Origin | 1882 |
Billbergia 'Windii', angel's tears (Billbergia × windii), is a hybrid cultivar in the Bromeliad family. It is an evergreen flowering perennial plant, epiphytic in habit, growing to 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) with pink and green flowers appearing from bracts on stems to 50 cm (20 in). In temperate regions it is grown under glass.[1]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
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References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector Billbergia × windii AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/99567/Billbergia-x-windii/Details. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- BSI BCR Entry for 'Windii'
- BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
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