Guzmania lingulata

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Read about Guzmania lingulata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Guzmania lingulata, Mez (Caraguata lingulata, Lindl. C. splendens, Bouche. C. lingulata splendens, Hort.). Epiphyte: lvs. many, lanceolate or ensiform. 1 ½ ft. long, remotely toothed: spike becoming drooping, showily red-bracted; expanded fl. about as long as the long-pointed bracts, the tube yellowish and the limb blue-purple. W. Indies, Cent. Amer., and S. Amer. B.R. 1068. F.S. 11:1091.— Handsome. Var. cardinalis, Andre1 (Caraguata cardinalis, Andre1). Bright scarlet: very showy. Colombia. I.H. 27:374. R.H. 1883:12. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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