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TerminatedVriesea Lindl. · Vriesea
Henny Bos B.V.
Cultivation
Vriesea pot culture
Vriesea Lindl.
The cultivation of Vriesea in pots is based on its epiphytic nature, which requires reservoir-type feeding through the leaf rosette and the use of air-permeable substrates. The plant is monocarpic, and its life cycle ends after flowering with the formation of daughter offsets.
In the reference 5 varieties crop Vriesea, where this is mentioned in the description.
Vriesea in pot culture possesses a unique type of nutrition, in which the majority of moisture must be supplied to the central rosette funnel rather than the substrate. Using standard soil irrigation methods leads to rapid rotting of the root system, which is adapted in this epiphyte only for attachment to a support.
The cultivation technology implies the use of light, air-permeable mixtures based on bark, peat, and perlite in small-volume containers. Nutrients are applied in low concentrations primarily through the rosette, while the plant's life cycle is limited by the natural die-off of the maternal rosette after flowering and its replacement by daughter shoots.
General information about the subject — on the page Pot culture.
Varieties of Vriesea mentioned in the description
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