Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Vriesea flower

Vriesea
The Vriesea is one of the representatives of the family Bromeliaceae. Genus includes about 190 original species. Among them a peculiar charm stands out the most widespread - great Vriesea (V. splendens). It is also called "flaming sword". Plants form a rosette of many long leaves, graceful curved outwards. They are dark green, across from dark anticyanid wave gray stripes. Colored stem reached 60 centimeters in height. To the top half is available cyme composed of numerous red lists. Of them show small yellow-flowered, 5 to 7 centimeters long. Appear in late summer. Home and tropical forests. Like other Bromeliaceae has well arranged in the form of fubiya rose.

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