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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.Vriesea incurva seeds grow into an epiphytic tank bromeliad native to the wet tropical biome of the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti and Puerto Rico south through Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana and Bolivia. Originally described as Tillandsia incurva by Grisebach; transferred to Vriesea by Read. Synonyms include T. dactylifera (.Morren ex Baker) and T. digitata (Mez). The epithet incurva means ‘curved inward’ or ‘incurved’, referring to the recurved, inward-curving leaves or inflorescence bracts. A tank epiphyte of the subfamily Tillandsioideae producing the glossy, smooth-edged leaf rosette with a central water-holding tank and vivid, long-lasting bract display typical of the genus. Note: two different Vriesea bear similar names this species is V. incurva (Griseb.) Read, wider-ranging than V. incurvata Gaudich. (SE. & S. Brazil only). The genus Vriesea was named after Dutch botanist Willem Hendrik de Vriese (18061862). Family Bromeliaceae.
Bright indirect light; high humidity; epiphytic (bark-based medium); warm tropical conditions. Keep the central tank filled with water.
Vriesea incurva is a wide-ranging tank bromeliad of the Caribbean and Neotropics spanning from the Caribbean islands through Central America to Bolivia, one of the most geographically extensive Vriesea species, named after Dutch botanist Willem Hendrik de Vriese and valued for its vivid bract display and glossy rosette.
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