Scientific Name:	Vriesea spp.
Pronunciation:	VREE-zee-uh
Common Name:	bromeliad, flaming sword
Family Name:	Bromeliaceae
Plant Type:	Flowering pot plant, Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves basal, long, broad, flat, smooth, light green to purplish red, may have variegation or banding; spikes are often tall, broad (flattened), and colored with shades of brilliant red, yellow, and orange.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Epiphytic, Upright Form: Vase Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Origin: South America Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Indoor plant Additional Info: Google. Species shown include V. splendens. Compare to Guzmania.

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Apices: Acute Bases: Sheathing Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Spike Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 3 Corolla Shape: Tubular Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Red Flower Time at Peak: Aug, Sep, Oct

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time:

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Leaf-like bracts, Succulent leaves

Propagation:	Seed, Division - above ground parts
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Medium indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Scale insects,

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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