Vriezia flowers growing at home in what soil to grow

In nature, the Vriezia flower is an inhabitant of the tropical regions of South America. We, the inhabitants of the middle zone, grow Vriezia at home, but overseas, in Brazil and Argentina, plants live in humid mountain forests, settling the soil in the root zone of trees and, as epiphytes, on the upper tier.

The numerous genus, named in memory of the Dutch wildlife researcher V. de Vriese, unites 250 different species. The original appearance of plants with bright leaves and unusual inflorescences attracted indoor crop lovers, and today more than a hundred varieties of vriezia are used for landscaping living quarters and offices.

Description of vriezia

Like most members of the bromeliad family, Vriezia has a very recognizable appearance. The first thing that the grower will pay attention to is a wide rosette of pointed, linear leaves. Many species are characterized by variegated coloration. The sizes of plants can be very different. The length of the leaves varies from 20 to 80 cm. In addition to the leaf rosette, flower growers who grow vriezia at home are interested in its flowering.

The flowers themselves can hardly be called decorative. They are very small, collected in spike-shaped inflorescences and are hidden by large bracts. It is their bright color and shape that sometimes become the reason for the delusion of novice florists.

A tall peduncle growing from the center of the rosette, decorated with elegant bracts of red, pink, yellow or orange color, gives the flower a unique look for a very long time. When flowering ends, the rudiments of daughter plants appear at the base of the rosette.A little later, when they grow up, a home vriezia flower is planted, carefully separating the children.

Amateur flower growers who have been growing Vrieseia at home for a long time know that this green pet does not cause much trouble. However, its flowering should be expected no earlier than 3-4 years after planting.

The reluctance to bloom is a characteristic feature of many bromeliads, such as pineapple. It's good that even at home plants can be "fooled" by covering the pot with Vriezia with a bag and placing a couple of apple slices inside. The release of ethylene stimulates the formation of flower buds.

Lighting for growing vriezia at home

Based on the description of vriezia and analysis of the conditions in which the plant lives in nature, we can conclude that at home the flower needs partial shade, stable warm air, loose air-permeable soil and regular watering.

Best of all, the plant will show its beauty on the western or eastern windows. The pot can be placed on a windowsill facing north, but here the flower will not be too comfortable in winter.

If vriezia is in direct sunlight, it is possible:

• the appearance of burns on the leaves, their twisting or drying;
• lightening the decorative coloring of foliage;
• cessation of growth;
• refusal to bloom.

Vriezia is thermophilic. In summer, she will be comfortable at temperatures from +24 to +28 ° C. In autumn and winter, when caring for Vriese, the temperature at home is maintained within the range of 20-22 ° C. If the air is colder than 18 degrees, the plant loses its ability to absorb water and nutrients. It weakens and may die.

Features of irrigation of Vriesia

Under the canopy of the rainforest, the air and soil are never dry. This must be remembered for flower growers who grow Vriezia at home.

The optimum air humidity is 60–80%. The substrate must be moistened as the top layer dries.

In the hot season and during the heated period, the soil dries out especially quickly. Therefore, it is more convenient to put the pot in a low pallet filled with wet expanded clay or moisture-absorbing balls from a special gel.

When the room is cold, the plant becomes sensitive to excess moisture. Watering vriezii is carried out very carefully, be sure to drain the excess water flowing into the pan.

For irrigation, warm, settled water is used, while it is important that moisture does not stagnate in the core of the leaf outlet.

If the house has indoor Vriezia flowers grown as an epiphyte on the fragments of a tree, they are watered differently. Since there is little soil around the root system, the lower part of the plant is completely immersed in irrigation moisture once a week for 20-30 minutes, or it is abundantly sprayed from a spray bottle.

Soil for home vriese flower

There are no special requirements for the soil of different species of vriezia, the main thing is that the soil should be light, structured.

For planting young specimens and transplanting a plant after purchase, ready-made compositions for bromeliads or a mixture based on equal parts are suitable:

• leafy and soddy land;
• refined peat;
• washed sand;
• chopped coniferous bark;
• sphagnum.

Before planting, it is useful to warm the substrate in the oven or disinfect it in another way. Otherwise, there is a danger of damage to pests and diseases.

Before planting, a thick layer of expanded clay is poured onto the bottom of the pot. If drainage is not done, the roots of a home culture that needs high humidity can rot.

Transplant and other aspects of Vrieseia care at home

For the first time, a flower is transferred to a new soil immediately after purchase; plant transplantation at other times is carried out as needed. It is better if it will be in the spring, when the vegetation is activated, and possible damage will be quickly repaired.

The base of the socket must not be buried, as well as pieces of soil must not be allowed to enter the core.If there are large children on the mother plant at the time of transplantation, they are carefully separated from the outlet and transferred to their pots filled with a light substrate.

After transplantation, Vriezia is fed only after a month, using liquid ready-made products for bromeliads. Fertilizer is applied on wet soil, not exceeding the recommended dose.

Carefully taking care of Vrieseia, you can enjoy its bright greenery and original flowering for a long time. Although this plant is very persistent, frequent waterlogging, cooling or improperly selected soil can cause damage to diseases and pests, for example, root rot or mealybugs.

Interesting facts about Vriezia - video

Vriezia is not a very capricious plant, but it requires attention. With our care tips, you can ensure the optimal conditions for this vibrant flower in your home, and you may be able to create a bromeliad tree. You will also learn about the methods of reproduction of Vriezia, pests that infect this plant, and measures to combat them.

Description

Vriezia is one of the most decorative representatives of the large bromeliad family. Perennial. Refers to epiphytic (growing or permanently attached to other plants) herbaceous plants. Vriezia is home to the rainforests of South and Central America, including southern Argentina and Brazil. The plant is also widespread in the West Indies.

Bright flowers of an unusual shape attract attention

In 1843, the genus Vriese was isolated from the Tillandsia genus by the botanist John Lindley. The plant was named after the famous Dutch botanist and physician Willem Henrik de Vries (Fries).

Tillandsia and Vriezia are very similar

The correct name of the plant is pronounced as Frizee (Vrisee). But in literary sources and in everyday life, the plant is called vriezia - from the transliteration of the scientific name.

Vriezia leaves are leathery, curved, and have smooth edges. They form a rosette, the center of which is a container for collecting rainwater. Many plant species have various colors in the form of stripes and spots, some are covered with scales. There are also monophonic ones. The length of the leaves reaches from 20 to 80 cm. The width of the leaf is 4 to 8 cm.

The peduncle is long, sometimes reaching up to 1 meter. On it, spike-shaped multi-flowered inflorescences are formed, with bracts of various colors. They can be monochromatic - red, yellow or multicolored - red-orange, yellow-red. Bracts last for a long time - several months, flowers wither very quickly. The fruit is a box, inside of which are seeds with tuft-shaped appendages.

Because of the spike-shaped, flat inflorescence, the Vriese is called the Flaming or Shiny Sword.

The roots of the flower are voluminous and weak. They have practically lost the function of absorbing nutrients and serve to attach and retain vrieseia on the substrate. Vriezia receives the necessary nutrition and moisture from the leaf funnel.

Under natural conditions, the vriezia leaf funnel can accumulate up to 4.5 liters of water.

Under natural conditions, the plant grows in tropical rainforests at an altitude of 2500 m above sea level. With the help of roots, it attaches to the bark of trees (it does not feed on tree sap), snags, rocks. In the southeast of Brazil, the cliffs are carpeted with various types of vriese and tillandsia.

Vriezia in natural conditions

In nature, there are almost 250 species of Vriese. But in home floriculture, 150 species are used.

Vriezia is very unpretentious and can successfully adapt to home conditions. But do not forget that Vriezia is a resident of the tropics and before buying it is worth considering whether you can provide the plant with suitable conditions throughout the year.

Most popular varieties (table)

Vriezia is incredibly popular both in our country and abroad.This is due to the fact that some species bloom during the New Year and Christmas holidays. Agree that such a flower will decorate with its presence not only an apartment, but also an office and a shop window, bringing a festive touch to the surrounding atmosphere.

Vriesia varieties can be conditionally divided into two groups: with monochromatic leaves and variegated.

Photo gallery: varieties of vriezia

Landing rules

First, choose a suitable pot:

• It should be short, up to 15 cm high, with a wide top. The volume must match the size of the root system.
• Drainage holes are required.
• We give preference to a ceramic pot. Since the leaf rosette of the vriezia can be bulky and heavy, and the root system is too small, the plastic pot can turn over.
• If you still chose a plastic pot, then after transplanting the plant, place it in a ceramic planter. This will give the plant a more resilient and decorative look. Remember to empty the planter after watering.

Ceramic pots will give the plant a more decorative look

The substrate in which Vriese is supposed to be grown must be loose and nutritious. You can use a ready-made bromeliad mix. Some growers prepare the mixture on their own. It includes:

• Light turf land - 2 parts.
• Fibrous peat - 1 part.
• Leafy land - 1 part.
• Coarse sand - 1/3 part.
• Some charcoal.

The soil for transplanting needs slightly acidic. pH 6 - 6.5.

For epiphytic plants, a mixture of crushed pine bark, sphagnum moss, high-moor peat with the addition of charcoal is used.

Transfer

Vriezia does not tolerate transplantation very well. After it, the plant may not develop for a long time. The root system develops extremely slowly, so an adult plant is transplanted no more than once every 3 to 5 years. The transplant is indicated in two cases:

1. When a plant propagates.
2. If you bought Vriezia in shipping soil.

The purchased flower, if it does not bloom, must go through an adaptation period - about 2 weeks. After that, it needs to be transplanted, since the transport soil is not the best option for Vriezia. You do not need to transplant a flowering plant, it is better to immediately find a permanent place for it. Wait until the end of flowering and the appearance of children, and then plant them.

It is best to do the transplant during the active growth phase - in the spring or early summer. Young plants can be replanted a couple of times before the first inflorescence appears.The flowering plant is not transplanted - you need to wait until the end of flowering. 

Step-by-step transplant process

1. In the selected pot, 1/3 of its volume, we pour drainage from expanded clay or broken shards: this will save the vriezia from stagnation of water in the roots.Add charcoal to the drainage - it will prevent soil acidification and the development of infection when waterlogged. 
2. Pour a layer of soil on top, approximately equal to the drainage layer.
3. Gently remove the Vrieseia from the pot so as not to damage the roots and place it in a new one.

   Do not damage the roots when transplanting

4. We install the plant in a prepared pot and fill up the soil.
5. To distribute the soil evenly, gently tap the pot on the table several times. The soil will settle and it will be possible to fill up a little more.
6. The top layer of soil can be slightly crushed with your fingers. But don't overdo it to avoid damaging the roots.
7. Place the vriezia in a warm and bright place where there are no drafts. Pour into a power outlet. To maintain constant humidity, the pot can be placed on a pallet with pebbles or expanded clay, which are periodically sprayed with water.

When replanting a plant, make sure that the leaf rosette does not sink into the ground. With a deep planting, the neck of the plant may rot, which may cause the vriezia to die.

Location

The place should be well lit. For a permanent location, windows facing west or east are well suited. The north side will do as well. Sun in the morning and afternoon has a good effect on the process of flower formation. It is necessary to shade the plant from direct sunlight in the summer. In winter, you can put the vriezia at the south window. The plant benefits from airing, but drafts must be excluded.

In bright light, the leaves and inflorescences of Vriezia become faded.

In the summer, the plant can be taken out onto the balcony, but shaded from the sun. Keep away from batteries in winter.

For varieties with a dark color of leaves, partial shade is acceptable.

Home care

Watering

Vriezia needs regular but moderate watering throughout the year. From spring to autumn, watering is carried out with soft, settled water. It should be poured directly into the leaf outlet. Before watering, the water must be defended for at least 6 hours and heated to 22 degrees.

Pour water into a leaf outlet

Vriesia roots are very sensitive to chlorine and fluoride, which are present in tap water. The best option for watering a flower is rain or melt water.

In the summer, the water in the leaf funnel should be changed every 3 days, blotting it with a napkin. If you do not follow this rule, the water in the outlet will stagnate and this will lead to the death of the plant. Also, make sure that no dirt or dust gets into the leaf outlet when watering. This can also have dire consequences for the plant. In summer, it is recommended to water Vriezia 3 to 4 times a week.

In hot weather, when the temperature can be above 20 degrees, you should additionally moisten the earthen substrate by spraying it from a spray bottle. Do this regularly as soon as the topsoil begins to dry out. Do not forget to spray the leaves of the plant (on very hot days, the spraying procedure can be carried out twice a day) and wipe them from dust with a damp cloth. After watering, the water from the sump must be drained. Vriezia can die due to stagnant water in the roots.

If Vriezia blooms, try to keep moisture out of the bracts during the spraying or showering procedure. This will significantly shorten the flowering time.

In winter, the water from the leaf outlet must be removed if the room temperature drops below 20 degrees. The combination of low temperature and water in the outlet can lead to the development of a fungal infection. If the air temperature is within normal limits, then you can pour water into the outlet for several hours a day, and then blot it with a napkin. We reduce watering to one, maximum two times a week.

When the time comes for the growth of the inflorescence, do not pour water into the outlet, otherwise you can ruin the inflorescence. It will be enough to spray the leaves and moisten the substrate.

When an inflorescence appears, do not pour water into the outlet

In the case of growing vriezia not in a substrate, it should be carefully detached from the carrier every 10 days and placed in a container of water for a couple of hours. After that, the water is allowed to drain and the plant is returned to its place.

Fertilizers

Top dressing of Vriese is carried out from March to September, using fertilizers for bromeliads or orchids. As a last resort, you can use universal fertilizers for flowering plants. To do this, they must be diluted in more water than indicated on the package. The fertilizer concentration should be 25% of the specified rate, otherwise you can harm the plant.But, whatever fertilizers you use, it should be remembered that they are applied foliarly, pouring into an outlet or spraying the leaves. It makes no sense to pour fertilizer under the root, since the root is not able to absorb nutrients. Vriezia should be fertilized during the growing season no more than 2 times a month.

Fertilizers should not contain boron, copper and calcium, and the nitrogen content in them should be reduced. All these elements have a detrimental effect on the plant.

In winter, the feeding of Vrieseia stops.

Flowering period

The flowering period in Vriezia begins at 3 - 4 years of life and lasts up to several months.It should be borne in mind that each variety has its own flowering time frame.

If suddenly the plant refuses to bloom, then you can help it. To do this, make a small greenhouse around the plant and put a ripe banana or apple inside. Ripening fruits will release ethylene, which will speed up the flowering process by six months. The fruits will have to be changed periodically so that they do not rot and attract midges.

People with allergies may have a negative reaction to vriezia.

The reason for the long non-flowering may be cold air, which inhibits the beginning of the process (but such conditions are good for the formation of children). But if you take care of vriezia, observing all temperature norms, rules for watering and feeding, then it will delight you with colorful flowers on time.

The flowering process of a plant can be easily identified by the faded colors of the bract, its scales become soft, turn brown and die off. After the plant has bloomed, if you are not going to wait for the formation of seeds, the peduncle must be carefully cut off. After that, the rosette begins to gradually die off. In the process of dying away, babies begin to form around the mother plant. This process is lengthy: from a year to two. The dying leaves of the mother plant are gradually cut off.

The faded bract of vriezia loses its colorfulness and dries up

Dormant period

The dormant period of Vriezia occurs between October and February. During this period, the optimum temperature for the plant should be between 18 and 22 degrees. Top dressing stops. Watering should be extremely careful.

Table: seasonal care for vriese

Care errors and their elimination (table)

Video: how to properly care for vriezia

Disease and pest control and prevention (table)

Photo gallery: how to recognize pests of vriezia

Reproduction

Vriezia reproduces in two ways: lateral shoots and seeds.

At home, Vriezia is almost always propagated by side shoots. After flowering, the mother plant begins to die off, but at the same time it gives life to young plants. Do not rush to transplant them. The lateral shoots should develop roots. In addition, young plants must necessarily reach half of the growth of the mother plant. This process can take 8 to 12 months. Experienced growers recommend starting the rooting process of lateral shoots no earlier than 2 years after the start of their formation. During this time, the children will get stronger and get their own root system.

Reproduction by shoots - a step-by-step process

1. Carefully remove the mother plant along with the side shoots from the pot.

   Mother plant with lateral shoots

2. Free the roots from the soil by rinsing them in water.
3. Use a sharp knife to separate the shoots from the old plant so that each shoot has roots.
4. Sprinkle the slices with crushed coal.
5. Treated shoots should dry out for about a day.
6. Pour a layer of drainage and soil into the prepared pot.
7. Place the side shoot in the center and fill up the rest of the soil.

   Rooted lateral shoots of Vriezia

To prepare the soil you will need: fertile soil, chopped sphagnum moss, pine bark and coarse sand. Mix in a ratio of 3: 1: 1: 1.

The planted Vriezia shoot needs warmth, so we cover the pot with a mini greenhouse or a glass jar, keeping the temperature inside at 26 - 28 degrees. After a month, you can do small airings, gradually increasing the time the plant stays outside the greenhouse. After another month of hardening, the greenhouse can be removed completely. You can transplant a young plant in a year. Young Vriezias are cared for like adults.

The best time to root young plants is spring. Shoot survival rate is not very high, but if the plant is rooted, with proper care, it will bloom in 3 years.

Seed propagation is most often used in the greenhouse industry. This method does not guarantee success, in addition, it is very time consuming. It is very difficult to obtain plant seeds at home. To do this, you need to use artificial pollination - with the help of a soft brush, transfer the pollen of one flower to another. If you succeed, then you can try to get new plants from seeds.

Seed germination process

1. Wait for the seed box to dry and crack.
2. The extracted seeds are left in a warm place to dry for a day (avoid sunlight).

   Vriese seeds

3. Before sowing, treat the seeds in a weak solution of manganese or fungicide and dry.
4. Pour a disinfected mixture of equal parts of peat and sand into a container for germination.
5. Spread the seeds evenly on the prepared soil mixture.
6. Moisten evenly with a spray bottle and cover with plastic wrap or glass.
7. The temperature inside the shelter should be 25 degrees.
8. Ventilate and moisten the seedbed periodically.
9. If all norms are observed, shoots will appear in about a month.
10. After the appearance of the third true leaf, make a pick into separate pots.
11. After 6 months, repot the plant again and take care of it like an adult.

A plant bred from seeds does not retain varietal characteristics. In addition, it will take a long 5 years to wait for flowering, possibly longer.

It turns out that vriezia is popular not only for its beauty. Psychologists say the plant helps relieve stress and instills confidence in even the most hopeless pessimists. And bioenergetics argue that vriezia is able to activate masculine strength. This is why Louis XIV's bedroom was decorated with these magical flowers.

Bromeliad tree

Bromeliad tree surprisingly to everyone

Everyone is used to growing Vrieseia in pots. But due to the flower's ability to grow on snags and tree bark, a great opportunity opens up for you: to create a miracle with your own hands called a bromeliad tree. For this you need:

• Find a suitable medium - a snag or branch you like.
• Place it firmly in the container. The main thing is to strengthen the structure very firmly using stones, plaster or polyurethane foam.
• Wrap the roots of the vriezia in sphagnum moss and strengthen it with a thin fishing line.
• Place the plants all over the support and secure with fishing line or wire.
• Tree maintenance will include spraying moss and watering into a leaf outlet. Once every 10 days, the plants will need to be dipped in water, having previously disconnected them from the carrier, and then returned to their place.

Florist reviews

I have the same situation: the Vriezia I bought last year has grown two big kids, but for some reason I am not going to die myself, I decided not to seat them - I’m waiting for how it will all end (who would seat them there in nature?). Moreover, the children grew up in the middle of the mother's outlet, and I think there will be difficulties with seating.
She still lives safely in a purchased pot in a store peat and has successfully given birth to children, she does not need a large pot, the roots mainly play a fixing, holding role.
You can also wipe it with a soapy sponge, but then you need to wash off the soap. Vriezia loves all kinds of wet wiping and spraying, loves moist air.
I can't say anything about artificial lighting, I just know that they love a bright place.

Graduate student

Last year, somewhere before the new year, I could not resist and acquired Vriezia brilliant (zebra). When it faded, I cut off the dried peduncle and forgot about it. So sometimes I watered and waited for the children. Vriezia gives one or more babies and they, in turn, bloom only after a year and a half. After flowering, the mother plant dies, and my vriezia gave a rosette from the center of the mother, and the old and young rosettes are alive. Children are not visible. Loves watering in an outlet. I read in the internet that flowering in bromeliads is stimulated by ethylene - it is released from plucked apples and other fruits.The easiest way to get the brooch to bloom at home is to place the plant in a plastic bag along with a few apples. This is done when the plant is ready to bloom. Air twice a day. I must try.

Tanika

I bought a tiny Vriezia last year, the baby swung into a horse, and gave the arrow herself.

Desi

Indescribable beauty. This is my favorite flower. This is how the window sill decorates. True, the leaves are boring to wash. I do not spray them, but wipe them with a cloth. But how beautiful!

Ankdash

A large selection of varieties and various colors of vriese attracts the attention of lovers of home floriculture. Growing a bright tropical flower at home is an easy task if you follow some rules. The plant will certainly thank you for your patience and will present you with beautiful flowers for many months.

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Vriezia is a rather beautiful, but at the same time completely unpretentious bromeliad plant. It is perfect for breeding in modern facilities. It is an epiphyte that attaches and grows on other plants; in places of natural growth, it can be found on rocks. The roots, which have lost their direct functions, perform only the role of fasteners. Indoors, it is often grown using bark or various driftwood.

Vriezia is a socket with a funnel located in the center. Its sheets, depending on the type, can be up to eighty centimeters long. Their color can be very different: usual green, striped, spotted and marble. Peduncles with inflorescences are ears, which can be either monochromatic or multi-colored, their shape can be simple or branched. During flowering, in the bright bracts, which are the main decorative value of the plant, small flowers of yellow, red or white appear, which quickly die.

Photos showing common types of indoor plants - vriezia

In the wild, there are more than two hundred and fifty species of Vriese, whose habitat is Central and South America. In indoor floriculture, only some of its beautifully flowering and decorative deciduous varieties are widespread.

Vriezia brilliant (Splenriet or beautiful)

Vriezia brilliant and its varietal specimens are the most suitable for breeding at home. It is a herbaceous perennial plant with broad, lanceolate, dark green foliage. It grows up to eighty centimeters long and over six wide. The leaves can be decorated with red-brown stripes or spots. A high peduncle (about eighty centimeters) of bright red color is crowned with a spike-shaped inflorescence. It consists of yellow flowers and bright red bracts. This type is characterized by a wide rosette.

Vriezia brilliant refers to highly decorative plants. Due to the specific color of the leaves and peduncles, it is called the Tiger Vriezia or the Fiery Sword. To date, new beautiful varietal specimens of Vriezia brilliant have been obtained, in which voluminous scaly inflorescences resembling Vriezia Mix: Manger, Pearl, Era and others.

Vriezia keeled

The pointed keel of the bracts gave the name to this species of Vriezia, which is native to Brazil. Compared to other species, it is quite miniature.Linear sheets of bright green color without a pattern grow no more than twenty-five centimeters in length and two and a half in width. On erect or drooping peduncles, there are inflorescences with spectacular pink or red stipules, which are decorated with a bright yellow or green border, and small red or yellowish flowers.

Vriezia hieroglyphic

This species got its name from the leaves.

Vriezia hieroglyphic got its name from the leaves. They have a wide arched shape and dark green color. This background is set off by an intricate lighter pattern. The small inflorescence consists of green or red bracts and yellow flowers. This species will earn its popularity among flower growers due to the simplicity of its content and the fact that its leaves are decorative all year round.

Vriezia Sanders

Vriezia Sanders has a wide funnel-shaped rosette. Shiny, sharp and curved to the bottom, the leaves reach thirty-five centimeters in length and five in width. They are green with a gray coating on the outside and purple with spots and purple dots on the inside. A panicle inflorescence no more than fifteen centimeters long consists of yellow-green flowers, the petals of which are about three centimeters in height, and pale yellow bracts. Unlike other species, the flowering of the Sanders Vriezia is quite long, it usually begins in October and ends in December.

How to care for vriezia at home

Caring for vriezia at home is not particularly difficult. Vriezia belongs to rather unpretentious plants and the average room temperature (within twenty-five degrees) is perfect for her. She does not like too high temperatures and direct sunlight. But, nevertheless, she needs to provide good lighting, so the east or west side of the room is well suited for her.

Important! When keeping vriezia in winter, the air temperature should not fall below fifteen degrees, this can lead to disease and death of the plant.

Since Vriezia is a resident of the tropics, its maintenance in room conditions presupposes the presence of high humidity in the room. If the air is too dry, it is necessary to spray the plant and the area around it several times a day. In this case, you need to ensure that water does not fall on the inflorescence. The pallet can be filled with expanded clay or moss, which are constantly moistened.

How and how much to water a vriezia flower

Watering Vriezia once every two days

Since in the natural habitat of Vriezia is accustomed to the presence of a large amount of water, at home, in addition to watering, you need to constantly fill the outlet with water. They stop filling it only with the beginning of flowering, so as not to rot the peduncle.

In summer, Vriezia is watered once every two days, and the water in the socket is changed every three days. In this case, the used water is removed with a soft cloth, the leaves are wiped. In winter, you need to leave the water in the outlet for only a few hours, and reduce watering to two per week. Water for irrigation is taken soft and always warm. In no case should it contain lime.

Carrying out top dressing of indoor flower vriezia

Top dressing of Vrieseia is not required. During the appearance of the peduncle, a one-time application of complex fertilization of orchids can be carried out. This is done to increase the flowering period. Since after its end the plant dies off, further feeding is meaningless.

Important! The fertilizer dissolved in water is not applied to the soil, it is filled in a socket or sprayed with vriezia leaves.

Reproduction and transplantation of a houseplant vriezia

Reproduction of a plant is carried out mainly with the use of shoots (children), which develop after the death of the main plant.Sometimes the seed method is used, but the difficulty lies in the fact that Vriezia seeds are very difficult to obtain, and in specialized stores they are sometimes difficult to find.

Reproduction by children

Vriezia reproduces very well in children.

Babies are formed near the mother plant, as a rule, during its flowering period. After two to three months, the lateral processes can be separated from the dead plant and transplanted into separate pots. But for a more reliable rooting, it is advisable not to disturb them for two years before transplanting. By this time, they will have reached sufficient height and form a well-developed root system.

Before planting the shoots, you need to prepare a special soil for them. The following potting soil is suitable for this:

• Sod land - 1 part;
• Leafy land - 2 parts;
• Pine bark - 1 part;
• Coarse sand - 1 part.

The shoots are placed in boxes with prepared and moistened soil, covered with polyethylene film and sent to a place with a temperature within twenty-five degrees, in which they should be for at least a month. During this period, they take root well and they can be transferred to a place where they will grow constantly. Vriezia obtained from babies usually blooms after four years.

Seed reproduction

Vriese also reproduces by seeds

In order for Vriezia to give seeds, you need to use artificial pollination. If the result is positive, you can use this method in order to get new plants. Before sowing, seeds must be treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or fungicide. Then they need to be dried and evenly scattered over the soil, consisting of equal parts of peat and sand. The plantings are moistened with a spray bottle, tightened with polyethylene film and placed in a room with a temperature of twenty-five degrees. The shelter must be removed regularly for watering and ventilation.

With the correct maintenance of crops, seedlings should be expected in three weeks. After the formation of the third true leaf, a pick is carried out into separate pots. The soil for planting vriezia can consist of sod land - 1 part, leafy soil - 2 parts, peat - 1 part and coarse sand - 1 part.

The flowering of plants obtained by the seed method should be expected five years after sowing, sometimes this period is delayed up to ten. Vriezia is transplanted as needed before the onset of the flowering period.

Transfer after purchase

After making a purchase, the plant should be allowed two weeks of stress relief and then transplanted into suitable soil. In stores, it is contained in transport soil, which does not contain any nutrients, therefore, a transplant after purchasing a Vriezia is necessary.

Vriezia does not bloom

If the bloom of vriezia does not come at the right time, you can use the following technique. Apples and bananas are placed next to the plant and covered with polyethylene film. When they ripen, they will release ethylene, a gas that will stimulate Vrieseia to bloom.

Important! The lack of flowering may indicate a too low temperature of the content.

Vriezia faded

Many people wonder what to do after the vriezia has faded. If seeds are not expected to be obtained, then the peduncle must be removed immediately. Then you need to gradually remove the dying leaves. Water is not poured into the outlet at this time. After the emerging babies get stronger and take root, the mother plant is separated and destroyed.

Diseases, pests and difficulties in growing Vrieseia

In case of damage to scale insects, vriezia should be washed and treated with an insecticide

Growing problems:

• If vriezia dries, this indicates insufficient watering and too dry indoor air;
• Lack of light leads to a loss of decorativeness of leaves and inflorescences;
• Waterlogged soil causes infection with fungal diseases, which can quickly lead to the death of vriezia. In this case, spraying with a fungicide should be carried out;
• Lowering the temperature below the permissible level leads to inhibition of growth;
• The appearance of brown spots on foliage may indicate sunburn.

Pests

The plant can be damaged by scale insects and mealybugs. If found, the vriese should be washed and treated with an insecticide.

Vriezia is not a capricious plant. Therefore, knowledge of some of the features of caring for her gives an excellent opportunity to grow this beautiful tropical inhabitant in indoor conditions.

Watch the video material on this indoor plant, we wish you a pleasant viewing.

Vriesea is an unusually excellent plant from the bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae), named after the Dutch naturalist and physician Willem Henrik de Vries, who studied the flora. And its places of natural growth are located in hot South American regions.

This is the closest relative of the well-known pineapple. It clings with the help of its roots, which rather perform the function of clothespins, to the branches of trees and bushes, stones. In the south-east of Brazil, almost all rocks are covered with a painted carpet of various types of Vriese and other bromeliads.

Description of vriezia

There are about 250 species of both epiphytic and terrestrial plants. For home keeping, about 100 species are used. This exotic flower is known in the circles of exotic connoisseurs for some sensitivity and fastidiousness. It is considered the most thermophilic of all bromeliads, and before purchasing it, consider if you can provide it with the right conditions. Caring for vriezia will create a little more trouble than the rest of the inhabitants of your window, you just have to carefully read its features.

So simple!

The care itself does not present any difficulties, it is enough only for the apartment to be warm all year round.

• Vriezia is a reservoir epiphyte with xiphoid leaves about 20 cm long, collected in a dense cup-shaped rosette, the center of which must be filled with clean water.
• The volume of the funnel in natural conditions can reach 5 liters.
• A peduncle grows from the center, bearing an inflorescence-spike with bright orange, densely packed bracts, between which small yellow flowers appear, similar to the claws of cancer.

Smooth, hard, dark malachite leaves are decorated with brown transverse stripes, similar to a sailor's vest. The ends of the leaf plates are bent down. Many species are grown precisely because of the beautiful monumental leaves, but some form interesting inflorescences, for example, in the form of a candelabrum, striking in their singularity and brightness.

Interesting Facts

• Vriezia does not have traditional roots, instead it has special retaining sprouts that do not take in nutrients, but only serve to create support for the plant by attaching to something.
• During tropical rainstorms, soft rainwater, with a variety of debris washed off the branches, collects in the center of the bowl and is gradually used by the plant for food and drink. Therefore, all the necessary substances enter only through the center of the outlet, since in natural conditions it lives on rocks, clinging to them.
• Like most bromeliads, the mother plant dies after flowering ends, forming 2-3 small shoots, from which new specimens will later be obtained.

Do not rush to cut the drying out outlet until it dries up completely. You can simply trim off the wilted ends gradually. The shoots leaving the mother plant bloom not earlier than after 2-2.5 years.

How to choose a vriezia when buying?

It is best to acquire vriezia when the inflorescence is barely outlined, but not yet colored, because.a plant with an already blossoming bud will not live long, and you may not get children from such a specimen. They begin to form a little earlier - before the bud appears.

How to care for a vriezia flower at home

Vriesia Astrid Vriesia hybrid ‘Astrid’ photo Home care

Vriezia loves light: in good light, leaves and inflorescences are painted in rich colors. However, it should be protected from direct sunlight - this is why the leaves of Vriezia become faded. The preferred orientation of the windows is west or east with direct sunlight for several hours. In summer, during the heat of the day, it is better to place the plant in the shade - this mode contributes to the appearance of buds.

Vriezia is one of the most thermophilic bromeliads; it does not tolerate sharp fluctuations in temperature, drafts, and cold. The optimum temperature in winter is 18-21 degrees, in summer Vriezia feels comfortable at room temperature. Vriezia needs regular watering throughout the year with soft, settled water.

How to water Vriezia?

• The center of the rosette should always be filled with liquid, except during the bud growth period - otherwise rot will appear.
• Vriezia roots are very sensitive to chlorine and fluorine in tap water, so the water is defended before watering for at least a day.
• In winter (when it is cold), the water from the leaf outlet is drained if the temperature in the room has dropped below 20 degrees. Only fill the funnel for a few hours a couple of times a week during the colder months of the year.

The presence of water at low temperatures can lead to the development of fungal diseases. If your house is warm enough in winter, then just move the pot of vriezia away from the central heating batteries. When a bud appears, water is also poured from the outlet. It will be enough just to spray the leaves and moisten the substrate.

How to feed Vriezia

During the period of active growth, they are fed with fertilizer for indoor flowers once every two weeks.

• If there is no special fertilizer for bromeliads, you can feed it with an ordinary universal one, reducing the dose by 2 times.
• Fertilizers are applied only foliarly, adding liquid to the funnel or spraying the leaves. It makes no sense to pour fertilizer under the root.
• Vriezia loves humid air, but spraying can lead to whitish streaks on the leaves. Therefore, a pot with vriezia is placed on wet expanded clay or in a pots with wet moss.
• You can periodically bathe the flower by pouring it from a watering can or under the shower.

Vriezia loves a humid microclimate created by other plants located around. Feels good, looks great in a composition with any indoor culture. Prefers light, breathable peat soil and good drainage. Until the inflorescence appears, it is transplanted twice. The transfer pot should be short with a wide top, and the volume should correspond to the size of the root system. Ceramic flowerpots are preferable, since the leaf rosette can be voluminous and heavy, and the root system is too small and light.

Helpful hints:

• The plastic lightweight container can constantly turn over, it is better if the vriezia grows in a clay pot that has sufficient stability.
• Remember: there must be a drainage hole in the bottom of the pot.
• Choose a loose and nutritious substrate for Vriezia. You can use regular soil for bromeliads. For epiphytic plants, you can use a mixture of crushed pine bark, sphagnum moss, high-moor peat with the addition of charcoal.
• It is important to remember that vriezia does not tolerate transplantation well, stops in development.

Vriezia transplant after purchase

If a transplant is still required, for example, immediately after purchase, it is better to transfer the plant to a larger pot, without destroying the old earthen coma.

• The transplant is carried out only in the phase of active growth.
• Vriezia with an earthen lump is placed in the center of a new container, and the space between the pot and the plant is filled with a new substrate, lightly tamped with a stick.
• Dried leaf tips and dead inflorescences are removed.
• A couple of times a month, they wipe the leaves with a damp cloth or sponge. This is very beneficial for the transplanted flower.

How vriezia splenriet is transplanted, we look at the video:

The flowering period depends on the time of planting and the appearance of regenerating buds, but usually falls in the summer. The life of the Vriese, like all bromeliads, is very short. It begins with the separation of processes from the mother plant, and ends with flowering and the formation of new children, the whole cycle is usually 2-3 years. Plants grown from seed only bloom after 10-15 years.

Purchased plants are often sold on the eve of the holidays, as is customary in Europe, and they bloom at any time of the year, and those grown independently already adapt to the microclimate of your premises and rest with the onset of the cold season, and with the arrival of spring they actively increase the vegetative mass and discard flower arrow.

Take a closer look at your flower, having determined its state at the moment, it is easier to decide how to care for it - intensively or take a break. After all, active care during the rest period of your green friend will not lead to anything good. If you keep your pet on a bromeliad tree or other support, then twice a month, remove it from the trunk and arrange a bath, immersing it completely in clean, settled water until it is saturated with moisture, and then returning it to its place. This procedure removes dust from the leaves, enhancing all processes and improving the condition of the plant.

Reproduction of Vriezia by shoots of Vriezia after flowering

How to separate and transplant babies vriezii photo

Your vriezia has faded and you don't know what to do? It's simple: take care of the plant in the usual way until its children grow up and the mother plant begins to die. If you do not need seeds, it is better to remove the faded arrow immediately so that it does not take away strength from the flower. When the children begin to compare in height with the uterine bush, it is time to start dividing and seating the children.

The easiest way to propagate Vrieseia is by shoots taken from the mother plant after flowering. They are very carefully separated along with the roots and transplanted into small pots. From the moment of separation, the temperature of 24 degrees and high humidity are maintained for 3 weeks.

How to separate children in a photo

You can place containers with babies in a translucent plastic bag, leaving a small hole at the top for ventilation. Usually, the shoots are separated from the dead rosette when they reach 1/3 of its height. It is better if it is a warm season, when the daylight hours are long. If it is necessary to separate the children in winter, then for successful rooting, you should organize a long daylight hours using a fluorescent lamp and bottom heating.

Reproduction of vriezia photo

Rooting is slow, do not be afraid: Vriezia very slowly restores the root system, you just need to wait and not be zealous with watering, so as not to provoke rotting.

How to transplant babies vriezii photo

Planted children feel great without watering, it is enough sometimes to pour a small amount of water into the outlet, checking how the plant reacts. Avoid excess moisture, but also do not overdry the soil so that delicate roots can easily break through into the substrate. The problem of light humidification can be solved with a conventional spray gun. Just spray the soil until it is lightly moistened, noticing that it has dried out.

Vriezia from seed

Vriezia seeds photo

Vriese can be propagated by seeds that look like dandelion. They should be sown on sphagnum, filter paper or cotton pads. Seeds are rarely laid out.The plantings are placed in a transparent container with a lid, which is placed on the upper shelves of the kitchen, where it is warmest. The first shoots appear in two weeks. When transplanting, simply carefully cut out a sprout with a root ingrown into paper or cotton wool with scissors, transfer it to a prepared pot with a suitable soil.

It is not necessary to cover the sprout with earth. Make a small indentation and plant a seedling. The ground should be constantly moist, and it is better to close the pot with a glass jar. Flowering will not come earlier than in 10 years. To speed up the flowering of an adult specimen, stimulation with ethylene is used - an overripe apple, pear or banana is placed near the outlet at night. You can put the whole plant in a bag of ripe fruit for a while.

Pests and diseases

All failures when spinning this extraordinary flower are due to improper care or placement. The spike-shaped inflorescence rots when the temperature drops below the comfort zone - drain the water from the central funnel and move the flowerpot to a warmer place.

If the leaves dry

If the tips of the leaf blades become brownish, dry out, curl, then the humidity in the place of detention should be increased.

You can achieve constant sufficient moisture by placing sphagnum moss on top of the soil on the pot. Keep it moist - the fumes will go to the leaves of the flower, thereby increasing the moisture around the plant.

Vriezia has withered and is covered in cobwebs

Sometimes a spider mite appears on plants. If the leaves wither, there is a thin cobweb, treat with an appropriate insecticide. Treatment alone will not be enough, since the drug acts only on adult pests. In a few days, new larvae will appear. Therefore, the treatment is repeated no later than 5 days later, until they lay new eggs. And it is best to process it three times.

The insecticide should be changed with each spraying, as the pests quickly get used to the poison. In addition to the mite, Vriezia is attacked by various scale insects, scale insects. To get rid of them, you should wipe the leaves alternately with soap and alcohol solution. The solution is tested first. Just moisten a cotton pad with vodka and wipe one piece of paper. If it has not changed in a day, you can process the entire flower. If stains appear on the vriezia, dilute the vodka with water and repeat the treatment.

Black bloom on Vriezia

Another attack is a sooty mushroom. It settles on the upper side of the leaf plates in the form of a black sooty film. By itself, it is not dangerous, but photosynthesis is disrupted from plaque, and this leads to a weakening of the plant. A flower with a black bloom looks unattractive and sloppy. It is easily washed off with plain water. Add some laundry soap to it to set the result and ward off some parasites.

Usually we bring pests into the house with other green pets, acquiring them in garden centers and shops. Each new plant should create a kind of quarantine, placing it at a distance from your collection. In greenhouses where flowers are grown, the spread of insects is suppressed by various drugs, but they cannot destroy everyone. They will be happy to move to your specimens. It is better to immediately treat a beginner with a complex preparation.

Another source of infection is bouquets. If a vase with donated roses or chrysanthemums, where there were pests, turns out to be near indoor plants, then certainly in the near future a breeding ground for pests will appear in your miniature garden. If you take into account these important points, you can avoid many unpleasant consequences by protecting your pets from parasites.

Signs and superstitions about Vriese

Bright vriezia with powerful strong leaves symbolizes confidence and purity of thoughts, attracts success, fame, recognition, contributing to the comprehensive development of the owner's personality, helps to get rid of excessive conservatism.Perfectly cleans the air in the room from dust and many harmful substances, humidifying it.

• Vriezia has an active powerful energy that charges others with cheerfulness and love of life, suppresses monotony and monotony.
• Promotes the development of intuition, delicate taste, self-confidence, stimulates the search for new solutions, gives an impetus to the development of abilities.
• It is believed that vriezia, placed in the bedroom by the bed, is an aphrodisiac that stimulates male potency.
• It is worth settling this slightly capricious beauty at home, as you will notice many positive changes in your life. And the unusual view captivates once and for all the hearts of lovers.

Types of vriezia with description and photo

Vriesea brilliant Vriesea splendens

Vriesea brilliant Vriesea splendens photo of a houseplant

Most often found on sale and is also called a fiery (blazing) sword. A characteristic feature of this species is a tall, elongated peduncle with tiled inflorescence leaves. The length of the peduncle with the inflorescence can reach 55 cm. On the leaves, covered with hard scales, dark perpendicular lines are located, creating a striped pattern. Considered the best for growing on windows and shelves

Vriesea carinata

Vriesea keeled Vriesea carinata photo How to care

A plant with a thin peduncle and pale yellow leaves. Unlike other species, it grows only about 30 cm. She is also a Brazilian, found in two forms - a terrestrial plant and an epiphyte. On a low peduncle reaching 35 cm, a short inflorescence formed by yellow flowers with green tops on short pedicels develops. There are inflorescence leaves with a sharp keel, the top of which is colored yellowish-green. The inflorescences are pink.

Vriesea giant Vriesea gigantea or checkerboard, mosaic

Vriesea giant Vriesea gigantea or checkerboard, mosaic photo

It features a large rosette of leaves covered with a golden mesh pattern, and a scattering of splashes around the edges. Can reach 1.5 m in diameter. Suitable for common areas.

Vriesea golden spikelet Vriesea chysostachys

Vriesea golden spikelet Vriesea chysostachys photo of flowers

This species can be easily recognized by its long yellow inflorescences and maroon turnover of the leaf blades.

Vriesea curved Vriesea incurvata

Vriesea curved Vriesea incurvata photo

It has small elongated leaves and a short peduncle.

Vriesea perforatum Vriesea carinata

Vriesea perforatum Vriesea carinata

Differs in specks on sepals. The leaves have a huge number of longitudinal and transverse stripes.

Vriesea Saundersii

Vriesea Saundersii

The leaves curl downward, their upper part is covered with ash-colored scales, and the lower one is speckled with brownish dashes and specks. It is a terrestrial plant. Magnificent all year round.

Vriesea hieroglyphica

Vriesea hieroglyphica

It is considered one of the most attractive. On the dark green leaves, a very peculiar, beautiful, emerald pattern appears, reminiscent of torn transverse stripes or a pattern of broken Latin letters. Wild species are actively used for breeding cultivated hybrids. Specialty stores often offer Vriezia Mix.

It does not occur in nature and is specially bred. These plants are compact, coexist with other home flowers without problems, bloom stably, do not cause specific trouble. When buying, find out what type your vriezia belongs to, which will greatly facilitate further care of such a whim.

Vriesea fosteriana Vriesea fosteriana

Vriesea fosteriana Vriesea fosteriana photo

The wide, dense, shiny leaves have a fantastic color: purple-violet at the center of the rosette, towards the edge they acquire a bright green color. The look is completed by feathery white stripes located across the sheet plate. Very beautiful!

Vriesea Ospina Vriesea ospinae

Vriesea Ospina Vriesea ospinae photo

Lemon-yellow spike-shaped inflorescences effectively contrast with massive leaves of a variegated striped color with the participation of olive, burgundy, dark green flowers. The leaves are wide, dense, with a slight waxy sheen, collected in a dense rosette.

Vriesea hybrid

Vriesea hybrid photo

The hybrid vriezia is distinguished by its richly bright, massive inflorescences and a compact shape. Leaves are usually wide, with a slight sheen.