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Native Annuals and Perennials. Australian annual and perennial plants can be used to create excitement in your garden as they are quick growing, usually very floriferous and because they are relatively temporary they can be replaced on a regular basis to add something new each year.
Plant description
Vriesea splendens is an epiphytic or terrestrial bromeliad with funnel shaped rosettes of bluish green leaves with bold cross banding of dark green or purplish stripes. In summer it bears long, upright red flower spikes. The plant likes to have the central funnel filled with water, which can be home to frogs and tadpoles.
Vriesea likes a bright to lightly shaded position, with some morning or afternoon sun. This plant likes some humidity, a regular spray of water will be appreciated. Likes a regular potting mix, orchid mix or can be grown epiphytically on trees or rocks. Keep moist but not wet, but can tolerate some dryness. Too much water in the root zone can cause rotting. Feed in spring and summer with a weak liquid fertiliser.
Propagation is by division of the small offsets called pups.
Additional plant information
Flowers
Flower colour: red
Flowering season: summer
Plant size
Maximum height: 15 metres
Minimum height: not specified
Maximum width: 0.4 metres
Minimum width: not specified
Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance
This plant will tolerate full or partial sunlight.
Light frost tolerance.
Plant is salt tolerant.
Fauna attracting?
Yes. Attracts: Frogs, insects.
Climate
This plant species will grow in the following climates: cool, temperate, subtropical, tropical.
Soil types & conditions
Loam: moist, well-drained.
Clay: not specified.
Sand: moist, well-drained.
Diseases
Fungal rot in over wet conditions
Pests
Scale
Miscellaneous information
Planting season: Any.
Types of fertiliser: Half strength liquid fertiliser.
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