Billbergia vittata

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Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Billbergia vittata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Billbergia vittata, Brongn. (B. Leopoldii, Hort., not Morr.). Vigorous, 2-3 ft.: Lvs. long and large, concave above, recurved at the summit obtuse, or abruptly pointed, red spined, cross-banded on the back: fl.-cluster loose and nodding, shorter than the Lvs., red bracted; fls. deep blue, with recurving limbs. Brazil. Gn. 32:106. R. H. 1869, p. 87. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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