Australian and New Zealand Gardening: Bromeliads for novices and serious addicts #14: Oct 2010, 1 by weed_woman

weed_woman wrote:
Hi Colleen, V 'Nova' is a cultivar of Vriesea gigantea and/or V. gigantea var. seideliana. I think (and I could be wrong) that V. 'Nova' has narrow leaves that turn up at the end, and that V. gigantea has wider leaves. You have a Gigantea don't you Colleen? Did you get it through winter? I recently bought a seedling V. gigantea so i can see the differences more clearly, but it might be awhile before its big enough to really tell.
Karen, Jen has a lovely V. ospinae var. gruberi and she has another form of it called V. 'Tiger Tim'. Jen has a heap of Vrieseas that turn me green with envy! Thats why garden visits are so good. You get to spend time with beautiful plants!
Anyway, homely duties call.
Sue
Neoregelia 'Bevvie bee' (thats a double 'v' not a W)