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Hi All,

This plant I got from Peru 3 years ago. And It has no name. Untill lately it just flowered. But still I can't find the name. As I thought I was look like Vr.blacayana. But the colors of bract and petal are different. My plant has only lime-green color. If anyone has got this same plant and you know the name please let me know. It would be very helpful.

Thank you very much.
Seth.

Hi Seth,

that is a tricky one.
When it comes to those greyish Vrieseas, I do have some species,
but they do not flower very often. So it is hard to tell.
I tend more to Vriesea:
You can tell Vriesea and Tillandsia apart if you open a flower and check,
if each petal at the bottom has a little appendix looking like a tongue
as you can see here at this Vriesea rothii.

If there is a tongue (called ligulae), it is a Vriesea.

Greetings Timm

Ahhh thanks very much Timm. That helps a lot . I only know that Tillandsia petals are separated freely from each other. But now I know how to identify Vriesea. Very great informations.

Thanks again
Seth.

I suppose this plant has been described in 1983 by Pof. Werner Rauh as Vriesea curvispica.
L.H.

Post scriptum : Vriesea (now Tillandsia ???) curvispica comes from Balsas, Northern Peru.
L.H.

Lieselotte Hromadnik hat geschrieben:Post scriptum : Vriesea (now Tillandsia ???) curvispica comes from Balsas, Northern Peru.
L.H.

Hi Lieselotte,

Thanks for the informations. I still can't find the name curvispica. Do you have any link of it so I can compare them.

Best,

Seth.

Hi Seth,
description of Vriesea curvispica Rauh in Bromelienstudien XIII of 1983. I will send a mail with the scan of the pictures on page 54.
Lieselotte.