Guzmania lingulata

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Guzmania lingulata var. minor


Plant Characteristics
Habit   bromeliad

Height: 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width: 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: shade
Water: moist
Features: flowers, houseplant, ground cover
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: red, pink, white
Scientific Names

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Guzmania lingulata or Scarlet Star is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, subfamily Tillandsioideae. They are known to originate from Central and South America. Foliage grows in a star-shaped basal rosette which culminates in an orange and red bracted inflorescence. They are among the most commonly cultivated bromeliad types.


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.— Handsome. Var. cardinalis, Andre1 (Caraguata cardinalis, Andre1). Bright scarlet: very showy. Colombia.

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Varieties

  • var. cardinalis (André) André ex Mez
  • var. minor (Mez) L.B. Smith & Pittendrigh
  • var. flammea (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith
  • var. concolor Proctor & Cedeño-Maldonado

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