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Vriesea splendens

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Bardi Zoltán@zoltanbardi · Lvl 6

Collection · 101

FamilyBromeliaceae

About the species

Vriesea splendens (Brongn. ex Neumann) Lem.

✓ Verified fact sheet Nov 8, 2026

Native distribution: From eastern Colombia through Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana to Trinidad and Tobago.
Natural habitat: Wet tropical forests. It has an epiphytic lifestyle, settling on the trunks and branches of trees.
Height / growth form: A plant that forms a rosette of tubular leaves. Its leaves are long, strap-like, gray-green, with dark green or reddish-brown transverse patterns. The inflorescence is erect, abou…
Flowering period: There is no reliably documented natural flowering month at the species level. The inflorescence can last for several weeks.

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Vriesea splendens

Partly general data for the genus VrieseaSpecies page & community data →

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Lightbright indirect

Humidityhighgeneral genus data

Min. temperature16 °C

No dormancy · general genus dataDifficulty: ●●○○○ · general genus data✓ Not known to be toxic · general genus data

No monthly schedule is shown because cultivar-/species-level data is not yet sufficient. The general values above are guidance only.

Vriesea tip: After flowering the rosette dies but produces pups – separate them at about 10 cm.

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