Vrieseas Gone Psycho by terryliv

Vrieseas Gone Psycho

For some reason or other, probably associated with the weather, the fancy leaf Vrieseas have all gone psycho and are flowering prematurely, one or two years before they are fully grown when they should flower. The growers I spoke to at the two recent shows were all experiencing the same thing.
This may seem like a good thing but it is not. There are two broad groups of Vriesea, The plain green leaf varieties grown for their flowers and the fancy leaf varieties grown for their foliage. The flowers on the fancy leaf ones are very ordinary and once they have flowered, the plant basically dies.
So I have got all these plants that are now in flower ahead of their time and which will now start to die off without ever reaching their potential beauty.
Hopefully they throw lots of pups before they kark it.
Great collage and shots :)
November 23rd, 2014  
Sam
Oh that's crap Poppo!
November 23rd, 2014  
Wonderful collage & capture
November 23rd, 2014  
The weather at the moment has a lot to answer for. Nice collage of these fascinating plants Poppo :)
November 23rd, 2014  
Fantastic images.
November 23rd, 2014  
There's such a variety of shapes and designs in these blooms. Bummer about them blooming much too soon. You have an impressive garden, Terry. It's like a park!
November 23rd, 2014  
It is a pity that they have gone early. I do hope they reproduce well before they die.
November 23rd, 2014  
What a gorgeous display!
November 23rd, 2014  
Splendid collage Terry lots of interesting details, could they be transforming into Triffids;)
November 23rd, 2014  
@pcoulson They always remind me of Triffids Peter. did a shot one time when I referred to the Triffids.
November 23rd, 2014  
What a beautiful collage. FAV
November 23rd, 2014  
The world gone crazy! Do hope you get some youngsters out of it before they die.
November 24th, 2014  
Wow, quite healthy looking
November 24th, 2014  
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