Flaming sword 'Astrid'
Vriesea 'Astrid'
Flaming sword 'Astrid'
- Large rainforest bromeliad
- Lush green leaves
- Suitable for rainforest terrariums
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Description
Vriesea 'Astrid' is a cultivar from the species-rich bromeliad genus Vriesea. The wild forms originate from tropical America, especially Brazil, and are mostly epiphytic rainforest bromeliads. V. 'Astrid' has green leaves that grow into a full rosette. With a height of up to 60 cm, it is not one of the tallest of its genus. With the flowering, new daughter plants are formed around the base of the mother plant. These can be separated carefully when they are about a third of the size of the mother rosette. If they are not separated, they grow together to form a beautiful large cluster.
Vriesea 'Astrid' creates the typical jungle feeling in any large terrarium. When it flowers, the plant produces a large red to pink flower spike. The Vriesea grows epiphytically as well as in a well-drained substrate. Stagnant moisture should be avoided, otherwise the base could rot.
Profile
| Vriesea 'Astrid' | |
| Cultivation options | Terrestrial, epiphytic (tying up) |
| Growth height | approx. 40 - 60 cm |
| Temperature | approx. 19 - 23 °C |
| Humidity | At least 70 % with sufficient circulation |
| Light requirement | Bright to sunny |
| Watering | Moderately, once a week by spraying or dipping with calcium-free water |
| Fertilising | Occasionally during growth give small amounts of low nitrogen liquid fertilizer |
| Propagation | Formation of pups after flowering |
| Suitable for | Rainforest terrariums |
| Cultivation options |
| Terrestrial, epiphytic (tying up) |
| Growth height |
| approx. 40 - 60 cm |
| Temperature |
| approx. 19 - 23 °C |
| Humidity |
| Minimum 60 % |
| Light requirement |
| Bright to sunny |
| Watering |
| Moderately, once a week by spraying or dipping with calcium-free water |
| Fertilising |
| Occasionally during growth give small amounts of low nitrogen liquid fertilizer |
| Propagation |
| Formation of pups after flowering |
| Suitable for |
| Rainforest terrariums |
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A robust, healthy plant with beautiful dark green leaves, still looking very nice even after months.
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Eine robuste, gesunde Pflanze mit schönen dunkelgrünen Blättern, ist auch nach Monaten immer noch sehr schön.
Plantlet a bit too big for my Wabi-Kusa, but that's not a flaw. Arrived healthy
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Ableger für mein Wabi kusa etwas zu groß, ist aber kein Mangel. Kam gesund an