Here are a couple of Vriesea 'Feathers'.

Vriesea splenriet.

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The original mother plant flowered a couple of seasons ago, I just left the 2 pups that emerged to do their thing. And they have with stunning bright red flower spikes.

Vriesea guttata. A variety with nice markings.

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Bob, what is the flowering plant in the 2nd pic beside V. 'Mariae'
is that a bromeliad ?

Hi Stephania,that brom with the pendant flowers is
fosterella spectabilis,acquired from Tropiflora in early 2005.
Bloomed once thereafter,and now one of the 3 offsets is in bloom.
Seems like an easy one to grow,and propagates fairly quickly.
Something different in the bromeliad clan.
Most fosterellas seem to have similar bloom spikes,as shown on fcbs pics.

Thanks for the photos devo.
That Vr.guttata is one of my favs,and
I was hoping the one I had would bloom,
but alas,it died off before that happened.

There must be some more 'feather fotos' out there ?
bob

I've grown Fosterella penduliflora before. The plant has a very similar habit to the F. spectablilis that Bob has pictured. I must say though, that F. spectablilis has a far showier inflorescence. Larger flowers with attractive pink color. Bob, if you wouldn't mind, check for seeds to share! (I don't know if it's self-fertile like F. penduliflora, but that one can get around the greenhouse like a real weed!)

Two more 'feathers'

Vr.'Lucille'variegata
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Vr.'Pink Cockatoo'
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