It is certain that the inclusion of such a gracious variety to horticulture will be welcomed by bromeliad lovers.
General notes
This species has been used in a great number of artificial crosses, providing us with numerous hybrids of distinctive shape and color. Vriesea carinata is also said to be responsible for many natural hybrids with a huge number of different species.
The new variety described here came from a region of humid forest in the state of Espirito Santo, known for its very high vegetation and diversity of bromeliad and orchid species. Although we observed the occurrence of other vrieseas in the area, we have refused the possibility that the new variety developed as a natural hybrid. The absence of the typical V. carinata or any other probable parent species in the vicinity assures our position. —SeeJ. Bromeliad Soc.
