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Vriesea ospinae
Vriesea Bromeliad
Origin: The tropical zones of South America with the majority being native to Brazil.
| Family |
| Bromeliaceae |
| Genus |
| Vriesea |
| Species |
| ospinae |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| Above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 40 |
| Height |
| 60-90 cm |
| Spread |
| 15 - 100 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| A houseplant suited to bright or indirect light indoors, or as a tropical landscape plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows in full sun to shade in clay, sand, loam, alkaline, acidic and well-drained soils. |
| Shape |
| Vertical. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Leaf spots, bacterial soft rot, scale, and mealybugs. |
| Habitat |
| The tropical zones of South America with the majority being native to Brazil. |
| Leaf Description |
| Lance-shaped or linear, long 20- 60 cm, green leaves, smooth margins; may have colourful bracts at leaf bases; often arching, forming a funnel-shaped rosette. |
| Flower Description |
| Short-stalked bright yellow colour flowers in flattened spike-like racemes or panicles in 2 rows, petals often tubular and short-lived, bracts often coloured and lasting months. |
| Colour Description |
| Rosette dies after bloom, but offsets replace it; may not bloom indoors with insufficient light or environment. |
| Propagation |
| By offsets. |
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