vriesea

Flaming sword

do not place in direct sunlight; water once a week in it hear and spray the flowers; fertilize every month; This species is epiphytic bromeliad with dense, funnel rosettes of strap-shaped purple tipped, dull green leaves striped pale purple. In mid summer, there are spike-like racemes of red-yellow bracts and tubular, green flowers.

Classification

  • Common Names: Flaming sword

  • Family: platynema

  • Variety:

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Flaming sword

Propagation Notes

  • Plant Type: Perennial

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Tender: the plant will tolerate temperatures down to about 11C or 52F. Requires a rooting medium of equal parts humus-rich soil and either sphagnum moss or bark chips used for orchid culture. Offsets in spring

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