Vriesea hieroglyphica
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- [ Cultivation data ]
- [ Flowers ]
- [ Inflorescences ]
- [ Blooming foliages ]
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- [ Pups ]
- [ Seed pods ]
- [ Seeds ]
- [ Seedlings (2021) ]
July 14th, 2020
The blooming period was for 11 - 25 days from July to August. Yellowish orange short tube flowers with 3 petals whose tips are pointed. 6 stamens and a white pistil are almost same length as the petals. The tip of pistil is divided into three. A flower blooms for a night only, and it emits a fregrance of ripe fruits to induce nocturnal insects. Flowers bloom from the bottom side of the flower spike at intervals of 1 - 3 days. The inflorescence is composed of a main spike and 4 - 7 side spikes. 14 - 16 flowers bloomed from the main spike, and 0 - 11 flowers bloomed from the side spikes.
July 14th, 2020
The flower from the front side.