Vriesea splendens var. formosa Suringar ex Witte

Literature references:

Baensch & Baensch 1994: 220 Bromtravels (Web) FCBS (Web) Gouda 1987: 107 J. Bromeliad Soc.: 17:72 51:119 Oliva-Esteve & Steyermark 1987: 296 Oliva-Esteve 2000a: 141 Oliva-Esteve 2002: 177,243,256p Oliva-Esteve 2006: 249 Parkhurst 2000: 107 Richter 1962, 1978: 269 Smith & Downs 1977: 1218

Comments:

• Culture and use: A nice variety, with a beautiful colored spike, less decorative than V. splendens var. splendens because of the uniformly col¬ored leaves; grown in the same way. —See Gouda 1987