V. saundersii – This rock dwelling bromeliad from Eastern Brazil, grows 24-30\u201d tall and 16\u201d wide. It forms dense rosettes of arching, linear, spine tipped, gray scaly, gray green leaves, 12\u201d long, they have fine maroon spots beneath, and oval, yellowish brown sheaths, to 6\u201d long, with reddish brown spots. In summer, bears dense, spike like racemes or panicles, 5 \u00bd\u2019 long, of pale or yellowish green floral bracts and tubular yellow flowers, 1 \u00bd\u201d long, with pale or yellowish green sepals.
\nZones 14-15<\/p>\n

Vriesea \u2013
\nThere are about 250 rosette forming, evergreen, mostly epiphytic perennials (Bromeliads), closely related to Tillandsia in this genus. They naturally occur in forested and rocky areas, at altitudes of 8,000\u2019 feet high in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America. The mostly lance to linear leaves have smooth edges, are often finely scaly, and frequently have colored cross bands and other markings. Bract-like sheaths, sometimes colorful, are present at the leaf bases. The short stalked flowers are variously shaped, with petals free or fused into a tube, often shorter than the sepals, each petal with 2 scales at the base on the inner surface, the flowers are usually borne in flattened, 2 ranked, spike like racemes or panicles, with prominent floral bracts, produced on more or less erect scapes from the centers of the rosettes, in summer or autumn and can be red, orange, or yellow. Where temperature falls below 59 degrees Fahrenheit, grow in a warm greenhouse or as a houseplant.
\nUnder glass, grow attached to pieces of bark or tree branches, or in containers of standard epiphytic bromeliad potting mix, in moderate light. During the growing season, keep the rosette centers filled with water, mist daily, and apply quarter strength foliar fertilizer every 4-5 weeks. Keep just moist in winter.
\nProne to scale insects, mealybugs, leaf spots caused by drying and crown rot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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