Neoregelia plant named `Raphael`

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Neoregelia plant named `Raphael`, characterized by its leaves with a greyed-yellow margin (R.H.S. 162A), the margin of the leaf above the sheath is suffused red-purple (R.H.S. 63A), the upper surface of the leaf has a dark green to greyed-purple center (R.H.S. 147A-187A) depending upon light conditions and the lower surface of the leaf is lighter green (R.H.S. 148A-B); the innermost leaves at the center of the rosette, when in flower, are dark red-purple (R.H.S. 59A); the innermost leaves at the center of the rosette hold their color for 3 to 5 months during and after flowering; and the plant produces large numbers of offsets.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct Neoregelia plant named `Raphael`, as illustrated and described.