Billbergia pyramidalis
Bromeliad Billbergia pyramidalis close-up of the many flowers of the inflorescence: Billbergia pyramidalis A great landscape plant, hardy in Central Florida, it multiplies quickly to form large...
View ArticleAechmea Del Mar
Bromeliad Aechmea Del Mar Aechmea Del Mar This bromeliad is a show stopper! the bright blue and hot pink flower spike lasts for months. Plant it in ground or in pots, it prefers light shade.
View ArticleJust a branch
I got the idea from a nursery, of course their branch was the size if a TREE loaded with huge ferns, orchids and bromeliads. And of course they had the space for it. Here is mine, a downsized version:...
View ArticleBromeliad Billbergia ‘Cold Fusion’
Bromeliads are one of my favorite plants, this one here is Billbergia ‘Cold Fusion’. I received it via a trade with a gardening friend. Billbergia 'Cold Fusion' The leaves are beautifully spotted with...
View ArticleQuote for the weekend
“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle.”
View ArticleAechmea maculata
What a surprise, my Aechmea maculata, a Bromeliad, started to bloom. I am outside every day, I can’t believe I missed it until today The long inflorescence with the bright hot pink bracts holds a...
View ArticleBillbergia ‘Fantasia’
Beautiful Billbergias, their shape and flowers are so tropical and exotic. Fantasia’s foliage is green with lots of white and hints of rosé . And the neon pink flower buds are such attention...
View ArticleDecember in Myrtle Glen
Not much going on here in Myrtle Glen this time of year. The plants are cut back, the Myrtles are bare of leaves and those leaves were shredded and added to the flower beds. The occasional weed...
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