1. Zebra pineapple
(Aechmea chantinii)
Also known as the zebra with pineapple leaves, it is native to South America, Brazil and Peru, and belongs to the genus Calyx of Bromeliaceae. Its plant height is 30-35cm, crown width is 50-60cm, and each plant has 0/0-20 clustered leaves, which are linear, straight and oblique, 30-40cm long and 3.5-6cm wide. The leaves are blunt and round, with sharp tips and spiny edges. Silver-gray stripes are distributed horizontally on the olive green leaves, with compound spikes and several branches. The base has lanceolate orange-red bracts, and the inflorescences are flat, bearing many small flowers with red bracts and yellow calyx.
2. Tiger-striped pineapple
(Vriesea splendens)
Also known as sword with spotted back, lisui orchid, tiger-pattern mosaic orchid, red sword, and red sword to ward off evil spirits, it belongs to the genus lisui pineapple in pineapple family. Native to Brazil and Guyana. The plant height is 50 ~ 60 cm, the leaves are linear leathery, the length and width are 30 cm× 4 ~ 5 cm, and the leaves are dark green with dark purple transverse spots. The inflorescence is erect, candle-shaped or sword-shaped, slightly higher, with brilliant red bracts overlapping each other, sharp tips, long-term non-fading, yellow flowers in the daytime, white flowers at night, and continuous flowering in all seasons. There are longitudinal Lisui pineapple, purple-spotted Lisui pineapple, Huang Jianli Lisui pineapple, Red Sword Lisui pineapple, Christian Lisui pineapple and mosaic Lisui pineapple. The leaves are bright and strange, and the flowers and leaves are in contrast, which is particularly charming. It is the top grade decoration for living rooms, bedrooms, offices and reception rooms. The cultivated species belong to the same genus, such as Lisui pineapple with film hole, Lisui pineapple with hieroglyphics, Lisui pineapple with parrot color and Lisui pineapple with white leaves, etc.
3. pineapple with golden leaves
(Guzmania insignis)
Also known as fruit vine and golden leaf fruit vine, it is an epiphytic evergreen herb of the genus fruit vine in pineapple family. Native to the tropical rain forest of South America, it likes high temperature and high humidity, and the leaf tube often has water. The plant height is 30 cm, the leaves are light green, the back is reddish, thin and shiny, the edges are spineless, soft, and arranged in a loose rosette. After 25 leaves, the branched flower stems are often 20 cm higher than the leaves, and the flower stems, bracts and basal leaves are crimson, which is very gorgeous. There are small yellow flowers between the bracts, and the flowering period is short, but the ornamental period of the flower stems and bracts can reach 2 months. Slightly prefer cloudy and bright scattered light. Moss, fern root and bark block are used as substrates. The same cultivated species include tongue-leaf fruit vine, beautiful fruit vine, three-color fruit vine, Colombian fruit vine, single-spike fruit vine, Zan's fruit vine and so on.
4. colorful pineapple
(Vriesea xpoelmannii)
Also known as Torch Pineapple, Dayingge Pineapple and Dajian Pineapple, they are native to Central and South America and the West Indies, and belong to the genus Lisui Pineapple in the family Bromeliaceae, which is a horticultural hybrid. The plant height is 20cm, the leaves are linear, bright green, the length and width are 25 ~ 30cm× 3 ~ 4cm, the flower stems are 30cm long, the bracts are bright red, and there are also crimson and orange compound spikes, with branches, small flowers and yellow. Sex likes warm, humid and bright light (color picture 79).
5. Steamed pineapple
(Guzmania lingulata var.xmagnifica)
Also known as Xiumeiguoman, Huoguan Pineapple, a hybrid of the genus Fruitman of the pineapple family (color map 80). The plant is not tall, the leaves are linear, the length and width are 25 ~ 35cm× L ~ 2cm, the spikes are only higher than the leaves, bright red, the diameter is10 ~15cm, the total bracts are15 ~ 20, and the flowers are white. Similar to the same genus, there are orange-red-star pineapples with scarlet bracts. Like high temperature and high humidity, like bright scattered light, avoid exposure, use moss, fern root and bark block as matrix.
6. Qingtian pineapple
(Guzmania wittmackii)
Pineapple is a genus of fruit vines, native to America. Plant height is 40 ~ 60 cm, crown width is 60 cm, leaves are linear, oblique, slightly bent, length and width are 40 cm × 2 ~ 3 cm, pedicels are stout, involucre is lanceolate and purplish red.
7. Colorful pineapple
(Neoregelia carolinae var tricolor)
Also known as tricolor-leaf pineapple and colorful pineapple, it is a variety of the genus Pinaceae. The plant height is 25 ~ 30 cm, the plants are radial, the leaves are clustered, and there are more than 25 pieces at the base, and the leaf edges have small serrations. In adulthood, the heart leaves have pink patches, and the green leaves have yellow and white longitudinal strips. When flowering, the base of the cup-shaped leaves turns red. The central leaves spread out and the flower heads are drawn out, and the viewing period is 2 ~ 3 months.
See color map 78, color map 79 and color map 80 ~ 83 for all kinds of pineapples.