| Description | A red orange bract colored Guzmania. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Bromeliad |
| Hardiness Zone | tropical |
| Sunlight | bright to moderate, east exposure, south and west during cooler time of the year |
| Moisture | water this plant both from the top and directly to the potting media, make sure t exchange the water in the vase of the plant, this can become smelly and cause rot, requires above average humidity. |
| Growing Media | average house, epiphytic mix |
| Temperature | prefers warm tolerates average house |
| Flowers | The flower spike is long lasting. Most of what we call the flower is really bracts. The flowers are small, white, yellow or red and are tucked in among the bracts. To get the plant to re-flower it must be healthy and mature. Put in a plastic bag with a ripe fruit for around 3-4 days. Wait two months, if this doesn't work try again. It may take a year or two before the plant reaches blooming size. Guzmania prefers smaller pots to help produce flowers. |
| Leaves | leathery leaves that radiate out forming a vase, the leaves lack spines on the edges |
| Dimensions | vase shaoed |
| Maintenance | After the mother plant flowers it will slowly die and be replaced by a new sucker from the base. Wait until it starts to deteriorate before removal. At this time it can be divided. |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | There are 5 different varieties and they all come from different rain forest regions of Central and South America. Guzmania grows both as a terrestrial and epiphytic plant |
| Cultivar Origin | Netherlands, Corn. Bak B.V (v. of wittmackii 'Red' X lingulata v. cardinalis) |
| Author's Notes | We grew this plant once just by attaching it to a board, no growing media or pot. It seem to be happy and bloomed. Since this was in a greenhouse the humidity was high and it was easy to water , not having to worry about a mess. |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf), #18-Houseplant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen) |
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