Neoregelia 'Orange Zest' Size:Offset Light green with red banding

Light green with red banding on both sides of the leaves

Forming a mostly subterranean caudex

with a bloom spike of lovely pink to almost coral colored branches and white flowers

and the variegation is covered with a veneer of bubblegum pink

Considered a natural hybrid swarm

Neoregelia 'Orange Zest' Size:Offset Light green with red bandingA clone of ('Ornato' x carcharodon 'Tiger') by Grant Groves. Depending on cultural methods, the plant can grow compact or larger. Best when grown a little on the hard side, it makes a rosette up to 20 inches across with 2 inch wide leaves. The plant gets very orange with dark brown bands and spots in good light but is much paler, green, in lower light. The plant produces offsets before blooming. No discernable color change at anthesis.