Vriesea
Vrieseas are a large group of bromeliads related to Alcantarea and Tillandsia. All are spineless plants and mostly small to medium sized specimens for the garden or potted collections. Vreseas push thier blooms proud of the foliage,bright colours of red orange pink and yellow will shine in even the darkest garden corner.
The marked leaf group of vrieseas offers a diverse range of spectaculalarly coloured foliage and vriesae heiroglyphica is an example of these highly prized plants. Most are easy care plants tollerant of cold and responding well to a variety of garden conditions.
Below you will find a list of some of the Vrieseas we stock.
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Vriesea HieroglyphicaDeserving of its common name, "King of the Bromeliads", a dramatic plant with fascinating foliage. Shiny green leaves, with dark, hieroglyphic cross bands. The rosette can reach a spread of 1.5 metres, but will take about ten years to do so. The flower spike is tall and branched, but is green with pale cream flowers, so is uninspiring compared to the foliage. |
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Vriesea Hieroglyphica Cross Red Chestnut |
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Vriesea Kiwi CreamOne of the Kiwi range of Vriesea hybrids bred by Andrew Maloy in New Zealand. It develops a lovely creamy yellow centre as it matures which takes about three years. |
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Vriesea Kiwi DuskOne of the Kiwi range of vriesea hybrids bred by Andrew Maloy in New Zealand. It develops beautiful dusky pink tones over its patterned leaves as it matures which takes about three years. |
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Vriesea Kiwi SunsetOne of the Kiwi range of Vriesea hybrids bred by Andrew Maloy in New Zealand. It develops spectacular sunset colours as it matures which takes about three years. |
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