Bromeliad ‘Vriesea Sucrei’

Vriesea sucrei is a species from the Bromeliad family. These plants form a rosette of leaves that are gutter-shaped and overlapping. In the centre of this rosette, a small amount of water could be stored. The leaves of this species are wine-red with high-light conditions, from the abaxial as the adaxial surface as well. When grown under low light conditions, the leaves of this plant are more faintly green. The plant could grow out to around thirty centimetres in diameter when mature. When cared for properly, this plant could produce a single, bright red inflorescence. From this inflorescence, subsequently multiple tube shaped, bright yellow flowers are formed that are pollinated by hummingbirds in the wild. After flowering, the mature plant could produce pups at the base that could be detached and grown separately.