Vol 17 No 1 - January, 2007
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Tillandsia
reuterii
A fairly large
growing, soft leaved species from Ecuador and Peru. It produces a rachis
with red primary bracts and inflated, silvery branches. A show plant but
a cool grower. Not for the novice or for the coastal south. 5in pots,
$30.00 #7044 |
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Tillandsia
schiedeana 'Major'
An interesting species
that forms ball-like clusters with stiff, wiry, narrow leaves. The
inflorescence, a red spike with yellow flowers is cute. Hang it from a
string! Small clusters $3.00 #303C |
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Tillandsia
somnians
An outstanding plant
from Ecuador and Peru, soft leaved but tough, able to withstand regular
Tillandsia culture. A red to green rosette up to 12in across produces a
6ft bloom spike with four to ten offsets on it. 5in pots, $15.00 #313 |
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Tillandsia
tectorum
A beautiful giant
clone from Peru is certainly one of the most striking of all
Tillandsias. Like giant plumes of silver cotton candy, they can
reach nearly 24in tall, silvery-white ball. Grow in your brightest
place, allowing good air movement. Avoid over watering. Medium, 8 to
10in $10.00 #323M Small, 5 to 7in $7.50 #323S |
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Tillandsia
vicentina
Excellent cultivated
specimens of this interesting and attractive species from Guatemala. A
many-leaved plant with dark gray-silver leaves and a very attractive,
branched, silvery-pinkish inflorescence. A rather cool grower in nature,
these cultivated plants should do well if kept humid, but not wet, in a well
ventilated space. Mostly mature plants, $7.50 #354 |
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Tillandsia
wagneriana ‘Magnifica’
An exceptional,
large-growing, highly colored clone with a very large and full inflorescence
of vivid lavender with fragrant lavender flowers. A mesic species native to
the Andes of eastern Peru, wagneriana is a wide leaved open rosette
of soft green leaves to 24in. Use cultural conditions typical for a
Guzmania. 6in pots, $30.00 #348 |
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 Vriesea
'Astrid'
A small-growing
plant with many narrow, soft leaves in a full rosette. The inflorescence
is a reddish-purple spike with polystichously arranged flowers. Makes a
good terrarium plant. Blooming size plants in 4in pots, $10.00 #2982 |
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Vriesea
bituminosa
From the Organ
Mountains of Brazil, this large growing Vriesea gets its name from the odor
of its flowers which is like that of bitumen or asphalt. In spite of that,
the plant is an attractive foliage plant. Very wide leaves, slightly
reticulated, terminate in a dark brown tip. Mature at nearly 3ft, we offer
seedlings in 3in pots. Rare in collections. $10.00 #371 |
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Vriesea
cathcartii
A rare and showy small
growing Tillandsia-like Vriesea from the Amazonian slopes of
the Andes, in the state of Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador. It has reddish leaves
and a simple, yellow, somewhat inflated spike with dark blue-violet flowers.
The habitat is fairly low and warm, but very moist and often misty. Note
that the picture is of the type specimen at the time of discovery. Nice
seed-grown plants, $35.00 #305 |
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Vriesea
fosteriana 'Rubra' hybrid
We don’t know what
the cross is on this handsome Hawaiian hybrid, but the cross strongly
resembles the fosteriana parent. A large, very wide leaved
rosette with pale chocolate, white and green banded and reticulated
leaves. Beauties in 6in pots, $35.00 #7273 |
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Vriesea
hieroglyphica
The King! (I'll bet you
thought it was Elvis!) A Brazilian native that lives up to it's reputation
as a spectacular foliage plant. Wide leaves (to 6in when mature) are a
green, marked with chocolate-brown reticulations. At maturity it may reach
an impressive 3ft in diameter, but is a slow grower. Superb in southern
landscapes and young plants do well in terrariums. Large seedlings, are in
4in pots. $15.00 #454 |
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Vriesea pereziana
A
Tillandsia-like Vriesea species comes from Colombia and Ecuador
where it occurs at altitudes of 3,000 to 6,000 feet. An upright grower with
a branching inflorescence that is semi pendant. Rare in collections. Big
plants in 6in pots, may be sent bare-root, $30.00 #5221 |
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Vriesea
platynema
A beautiful species
from Brazil with a rosette shape that can reach 30in across. The leaves
are dark green with a dark wash and a light ’bloom’ of bluish powder,
and black tips. The inflorescence can be red with yellow petals to solid
yellow. Seedlings in 3in pots, $15.00 #5370 |
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Vriesea platynema
var. variegata
This Brazilian species
is not truly variegated, but rather has lineated leaves giving a variegated
appearance. A reddish tint and black tips make a showy rosette. The
inflorescence is fairly showy too, a simple spike with red to yellow sepals.
Nice seedlings in 3in pots, $17.50 #703 |
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Vriesea 'Purple
Haze' A
Hawaiian hybrid with reticulated foliage that tints purple to reddish.
Really pretty. Should reach over 24in across when mature. Large seedlings in
3in pots, $12.50 #646 |
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Vriesea rubyae
A
compact stoloniferous Vriesea with green leaves, dark at the base and
a nice showy compressed orange spike. A rare plant, limited, $12.50 #978 |
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Vriesea
‘Sunset’
(sucrei x splendens
formosa)
Kent. A much sought
beauty with deep wine-red leaves, strikingly variegated with pink in a
16in rosette. The sword-like inflorescence of red reaches nearly 24in. A
first class collector item. Half mature plants in excellent color, 5in
pots, $25.00 #1118 |
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