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Vriesea hieroglyphica
Also called Bromeliad King, King Of Bromeliads
Vriesea hieroglyphica is a large epiphytic bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, prized for its leaves with dark cross banding that look like hieroglyphs. It grows best in humid shade, and the key is keeping it warm, humid and out of direct sun.
Vriesea hieroglyphica is a plant species in the genus Vriesea.
The name refers to the linear horizontal patterns on the leaves that resemble hieroglyphs. It has been nicknamed "King of the bromeliads."
The distinctive leaf markings make Vriesea hieroglyphica a popular ornamental plant cultivated for gardening and commercial floristry uses, including as an interior landscape−house plants, potted outdoor plants, and planted in gardens in suitable climates.
Outdoors it can be grown from light to full shade, and is rated for USDA Zone 10 (min 30 °F) and up. Indoors, it is usually grown with a northern exposure and assured humidity.
This bromeliad species is endemic to southeastern Brazil.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vriesea hieroglyphica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
