Australian and New Zealand Gardening: Bromeliads for novices and addicts, June 2011, 1 by splinter1804

splinter1804 wrote:
Hi everyone, back again,

Wendy - There's a long story attached to that vriesea in the pic. I have another with identical foliage but the flower spike is very deep red and not yellow. I got them both at the same time and was told by the seller they were the same plant and without the flower, it certainly seemed that was the case.

They are both good reliable growers and puppers but the difference is the one with the red spike will pup for me before it flowers and the yellow one wont pup for me until after it has flowered. Unfortunalely I can't find the pic of the second one on flower but there is one on the BCR (albeit not a very good one) "http://botu07.bio.uu.nl/bcg/bcr/index.php?genus=VRIESEA&id=8562#8562"

Wendy, as the pups don't usually have any roots when they are removed, I'll wait until the weather warms up before I take any off as it's been pretty cold down here lately, but I'll certainly save you one.

All the best, Nev.