Vriesea plant named June

#The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Vriesea plant, referred to by the cultivar name June. The genus Vriesea is of the family Bromeliaceae.

#June is a product of a planned breeding program conducted in Lithia, Fla. June was originated by the inventor Herbert Hill, Jr., from a hybridization made in the program in which the female or seed parent was an unnamed cultivar of Vriesea.times.Brentwood, and the male or pollen parent was a cultivar resulting from the cross of V. Vigeri.times.V. Cardinalis.

#June was discovered and selected within the progeny of the stated parentage by Herbert Hill, Jr. in Spring 1984 in a controlled environment in Lithia, Fla. Subsequent asexual reproduction of June by Herbert Hill, Jr. in Lithia, Fla. by offshoots has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for June are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.

#In the accompanying color photographic drawings, sheet 1 comprises a perspective view of the inflorescence and foliage characteristics of June. Sheet 2 comprises an enlarged photograph showing the scape, bracts, and flowers in more detail. The colors are as nearly true as possible with illustrations of this type.

#In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, except where color terms of ordinary significance are used. The color values were determined between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Sep. 10, 1992, under slightly clouded but bright daylight conditions at Lithia, Fla.

#Classification:

#Botanical.--Vriesea cv June.