Vriesea fenestralis T6
Vriesea fenestralis is an impressive bromeliad from the Atlantic rainforests of Brazil. It is one of the most decorative species of the genus, renowned for its spectacular leaf patterning and its majestic rosette shape. The species name fenestralis ("window-like") refers to the distinctive, translucent patterns on the leaves.
Characcteristics:
This Vriesea forms a large, flat rosette with long, slightly drooping leaves. The base color is a deep green, interwoven with light green to beige, window-like bands and marbling. The plant appears very graphic and decorative. The flower spike is typically tall, with flat, artistically arranged bracts in shades of yellow, red, or orange, while the flower itself is rather inconspicuous.
Care Instructions:
Light: bright to semi-shaded location; avoid direct sunlight as it can cause leaf spots.
Water: keep evenly slightly moist; fill the center of the rosette with clean water and renew regularly.
Humidity: high (60–80%); ideal for conservatories or rooms with other tropical plants.
Fertilizer: during the growing season, very weakly dosed every 4–6 weeks; preferably bromeliad or orchid fertilizer.
Temperature: optimal 18–28 °C; do not let it winter below 15 °C.
Note: Like many bromeliads, Vriesea fenestralis slowly dies off after flowering, but it produces side shoots (pups) that can be easily cultivated further.
Our greenhouses are equipped with modern energy screens and double glazing to efficiently save on heating costs. Additionally, we collect rainwater over the entire roof area of 9,000 square meters and use only this water to irrigate all our crops. We collect the rainwater in underground tanks with a total volume of 600,000 liters.
Since 2007, we have been heating our entire operation with a fully automated 850 kW wood chip heating system and a 100,000-liter buffer storage tank. Environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral. Only to support during very cold winter days and nights is a conventional oil heating system available.
Since 2014, the heating has been supported by a solar thermal system with an annual yield of about 20 megawatt-hours.
In 2020, we installed a photovoltaic system with 30 kW peak and have been producing more green electricity per year than our entire operation requires.
Since 2021, we use exclusively pots for our self-produced plants that are not only 100% recyclable but are also entirely made from recycled pots. To this end, we collect all used pots that arise in our operation and have them picked up in big bags by our pot supplier Göttinger. There, the pots are cleaned and processed in a water-free recycling facility into new pots that come back to us.