Australian cultivars

Small (S) to 25 cm, Medium (M) 30-40 cm, Large (L) 60-70 cm

Created by: Rob Cross

Updated by: Rob Cross, March 2018

Vriesea 'Burgundy Bubbles'

Leaves green with darker green tessellations. Inflorescence simple long sword-shaped.

Medium sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Cherry Bow'

Leaves green, scape bent, inflorescence compound with 1 or 2 side spikes; spikes swordshaped, arching; floral bracts cherry red.

Originated at Raemaur Nursery, Hurstbridge,Victoria.

Medium sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Crimson Glow'

Leaves green, scape long, stout; inflorescence simple, paddle-shape; floral bracts shiny crimson.

Large sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Golden Plaits'

Leaves green with a purple-grey tip; scape bent; inflorescence arching, sword-shaped; floral bracts yellow.

Originated at Raemaur Nursery, Hurstbridge,Victoria.

Medium sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Grafton Sunset'

Leaves green; scape short; inflorescence compound, spikes sword-shaped erect; floral bracts wide deep yellow.

Medium sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Hot Summer'

Leaves green; scape long and strong, red; inflorescence compound many-ranked, flowers lax; floral bracts shining red.

Medium sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Leverett's Delight'

Leaves green with indistinct tessellate markings; scape long, sturdy; inflorescence simple, sword-shaped; flowers from base and becoming lax revealing a zig-zag axis; floral bracts creamy yellow.

Large sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Magnificent Seven'

See comments under Viminalis Rex.

Originated at Raemaur Nursery, Hurstbridge, Victoria.

Vriesea 'Raemaur Flame'

Leaves stiff, narrow, green upright; scape red; inflorescence compound, many-ranked, lax; floral bracts red.

Similar to 'Komet' but much more vigorous and hardy.

Originated at Raemaur Nursery, Hurstbridge,Victoria.

Small sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Raemaur Red Satin'

Leaves green; scape short and stout; inflorescence mainly simple sometimes with a side spike, sword-shaped; floral bracts mainly red but with yellow edges.

Originated at Raemaur Nursery, Hurstbridge,Victoria.

Small sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Raemaur Twist'

Leaves green; scape bent; inflorescence simple, sword-shaped but twisted; floral bracts pinkish red.

Originated at Raemaur Nursery, Hurstbridge,Victoria.

Small sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Red Ladder'

Leaves green scape long sturdy; inflorescence simple, sword-shaped, flowering from the base and becoming lax creating a ladder effect; floral bracts red with faint darker red spots.

Medium sized Australian cultivar.

Vriesea 'Sweet One'

Leaves semi-erect, green above, purple beneath; scape long, sturdy; inflorescence simple, short sword-shaped; floral bracts reddish-purple; flowers yellow, green tipped.

Small sized Australian cultivar.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Poales
family       Bromeliaceae
genus        Vriesea Lindl.