Desert Bromeliads

[Palm crazy]

WANTED: Would like to get some coloful Dyckia or Puya or hardy bromeliads for sale or I can trade with one of my mule palm. BxS.

Mule for trade.

Edited August 16, 2010 by Palm crazy

[Palm crazy]

Here's a cool and very hardy desert bromeliad to 15F (-9.4C), forget the name. Flowers are small blue but only last around a week. Leaves turn red and last for months.

Likes full sun to mostly sunny.

[Palm crazy]

Flowers and foliage, plant is about 3' wide tip to tip.

[BS Man about Palms]

Spectacular!

[gilles06]

What is its name? i like it

Salut.

[Palm crazy]

Not 100% sure but something like ...Fascicularia pitcairnifolia var bicolor.

Glad you like it, very easy to grow.

Roger

[gilles06]

Thanks Roger.

Does anybody knows if it can be grown in a mediteranean climate with hot dry summers?

Salut.

[JD in the OC]

Your best bet is Bromelia serra or Bromelia pinguin. We have both: http://www.seabreezenurseries.com/BromeliadsBromelia.htm

[Darold Petty]

Thanks Roger.

Does anybody knows if it can be grown in a mediteranean climate with hot dry summers?

Salut.

This plant, Fascicularia pitcairnifolia, is a large, terrestial bromeliad from the Andes mountains of Chile. It grows quite well in the San Francisco area and would easily grow in the Mediteranean climate areas of Europe. The plants prefer heat,sun, and cool nights. They prefer plenty of water but can tolerate dry conditions with minimal irrigation. They must have very good drainage. In one private garden here this species has covered an area of 24 square meters (3mx8m) on a steep, rocky slope.

[gilles06]

thanks

[Just1MorePalm]

This may be a little late if so sorry...But, I just separated a large clump and have some extras...

Fascicularia Bi-colour if you are still in need...

[cycadjungle]

I have plenty of good landscape type dyckias for sale. I am also certified to send to Washington. Instead of telling you all about them, here is a page I put together, but I do have many more types that I haven't listed yet.

http://cycadjungle.8m.com/cycadjungle/dyckias.html