Vriesia speciosa

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Vriesia speciosa, Hook. (Tillandsia splendens, Hort. T. picta, Hort. T. zebrina, Hort., in part). Fig. 3968. Strong-growing plant, with broad, strong, arching-ascending lvs. 1 ft. or more long, which are bright green and marked with dark brown transverse bands: spike with densely imbricated bright red acuminate bracts, the scape spotted: fls. exserted, yellowish white. Guiana. B.M. 4382. F.S. 2:107; 6, p. 162. R.H. 1846: 41. F.W. 1874:33 (as V. brachystachys).—One of the best and most showy species. A robust form is var. major, Hort. See supplementary list below for additional note on V. zebrina.


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