Guzmania lingulata
| Habit | bromeliad
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| 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 |
| Exposure: | ☼ | shade |
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| Water: | ◍ | moist |
| Features: | ✓ | flowers, houseplant, ground cover |
| USDA Zones: | 10 to 12 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, pink, white |
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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
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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. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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. |
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
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
Gallery
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References
External links
- w:Guzmania lingulata. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Guzmania lingulata QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
