Dear all,
Can this be Vriesea hiieroglyphica?
King of the Bromeliads?
Carmelita Ji had suggested Bromeliad earlier.
Looks close.
Regards,
Aarti


On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 6:41 PM Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks Usha di.
> It was just a suggested Id.
> I will try sending it to their planthotline and see what id they give.
> It's a slow process, at times you have to wait for days for them to
> answer.
> Regards,
> Aarti
>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 18:14 Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]
> wrote:
>
>> Could be
>> anything is possible
>> bromeliads can also have upright leaves in many instances
>>
>> so i will classify it as probable Sansevieria sp
>>
>> unless you happen to visit Atlanta again and find it in flowering stage
>> then we will have a diagnosis.
>> be it Sansevieria or a bromeliad
>>
>> great show.
>> usha di
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 11:07 AM Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Usha Di,
>>> Unfortunately I don't seem to have more pictures of this plant.
>>> To me, it looks more closer to a Sansevieria Species with upright
>>> leaves, which I had suggested in my earlier post.
>>> Regards,
>>> Aarti
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:01 PM Ushadi Micromini <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> could be
>>>> but
>>>> growth pattern of the rossette of leaves would tend to be different
>>>> One is an asparagus family (sansevieria) and the other a bromeliad.
>>>>
>>>> Bromeliad with have a sort of a cup in the center where water
>>>> accumulates. even if that space is small, there will be one,  even when a
>>>> flower stalk starts to develop, there will still be debris , insects and
>>>> and some water in the center.
>>>> where as sansevieria will not, and (i know you cant uproot a plant in a
>>>> botanical garden, but it has roots, however shallow).
>>>>
>>>> Bromeliad will have pups if its old enough or threatened enough....
>>>>
>>>> SO do you by any chance have more pictures of the lowest part of the
>>>> plant
>>>> and of the center of the plant (taken from th dead center of the plant
>>>> at the top).
>>>>
>>>> Lets  hope you have more pictures
>>>> or a label pic?
>>>>
>>>> usha di
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 7:59 PM Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Carmelita Ji,
>>>>> Thanks for the suggested id.
>>>>> Sorry I missed your post earlier, saw it today.
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Aarti
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 4:45:42 PM UTC+5:30, carmelita
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to correct my previous suggestion. It should be Vriesea
>>>>>> hiieroglyphica. I apologize for my error.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 2:27:41 AM UTC-5, Aarti S. Khale
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Plant seen inside the Conservatory with unusual leaf pattern,
>>>>>>> Aarti
>>>>>>>
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