Some Fresh Brom Shots

[Pedro 65]

[Pedro 65]

[Pedro 65]

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Wow - even though i am crook with the FLU those pics certainly perked me up !

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/4/2011 at 8:20 AM, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

Wow - even though i am crook with the FLU those pics certainly perked me up !

Thats good to hear Troy, im home this wkend so i WILL cut some brom pups for you.

[Pedro 65]

[Peter]

Great garden-thanks for the photos!

[LauraAnu]

Wow . These pictures say I need to expand my bromeliad area seriously

Laura

[Mandrew968]

Is that a pilulifera in the first picture of the second post????

[palmsnbananas]

Hahaha.. thats an orange pot I think!

[Shon]

Thanks a bunch Pete. I'd like a couple of ID's but one in particular the third post fourth picture down.

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/4/2011 at 7:08 PM, Shon said:

Thanks a bunch Pete. I'd like a couple of ID's but one in particular the third post fourth picture down.

Cheers all for comments, Andrew that is a pot in front of a stocky Dypsis Ampasindavae.

Shon, 4th pic is Neo Heart Music beside pic V Red Chestnut, thumbnails pic is Alcantarea glauziouna starting to flower.

Sorry the shots arent very good quality im using my sons pocket cameara, saving for a good camera but all gets spent on plants

[ariscott]

The fact that you are close to Peter Tristam doesn't have anything to do with it, Pete?

Nice collection!!!! BTW, you might need that new camera before the 'trip'

Regards, Ari

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/4/2011 at 9:11 PM, ariscott said:

The fact that you are close to Peter Tristam doesn't have anything to do with it, Pete?

Nice collection!!!! BTW, you might need that new camera before the 'trip'

Regards, Ari

Yes, our favourites come from Peter, he is the Oz version of Chester Skotak, these two fellas are very great mates, Peter flies to Costa Rica to visit Chester on a regular basis, i should tag along one day, and yes i WILL def buy a fantastic camera before our trip. Pete

[peachy]

Oooh you have all the ones I always think about buying but can never afford. Also you seem to know which ones can be tied to trees and which have to be planted. This is where I get muddled up every time. One of these days I am going to have to get right into learning more about them. Maybe after I have learnt everything there is to know about palms and cycads. Thanks for posting all the pretty photos.

Peachy

[Gonzer]

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I'm home this weekend so I WILL cut some brom pups for you.

Hey Pete, I'm (cough, cough) home (cough, cough) too!

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/4/2011 at 9:43 PM, peachy said:

Oooh you have all the ones I always think about buying but can never afford. Also you seem to know which ones can be tied to trees and which have to be planted. This is where I get muddled up every time. One of these days I am going to have to get right into learning more about them. Maybe after I have learnt everything there is to know about palms and cycads. Thanks for posting all the pretty photos.

Peachy

Peachy, i really enjoy moving broms around in the gardens and putting them on logs and in trees, if they like the spot they will very quickly send roots to fasten themselves but need some fastening so they are secure, Broms at eye level are fantastic, Peachy the best way to learn is trial and error but less of the latter. Have a great weekend, were off to the beach. Pete

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/4/2011 at 9:46 PM, Gonzer said:

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I'm home this weekend so I WILL cut some brom pups for you.

Hey Pete, I'm (cough, cough) home (cough, cough) too!

:D Were going to the beach so no cutting brom pups today Gonz

[ariscott]

cheap airfares to Phuket.... maybe I should join you!!! Cheaper than going to Broome, mind you....

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/4/2011 at 9:59 PM, ariscott said:

cheap airfares to Phuket.... maybe I should join you!!! Cheaper than going to Broome, mind you....

Yes Ari, theres certainly FANTASTIC deals to be had, we are VERY happy with our bargain flights. Cass is tooting the horn, gotta go

[Pedro 65]

A few more. ( it took about 15 months for the brom on palm trunk to really grab ahold,these fantastic plants can grow anywhere, and what GREAT colour they add to a garden. Enjoy

[Shon]

All right Pete I need some ID's on this last round so I can see if Michael has them.

Edited November 5, 2011 by Shon

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/5/2011 at 5:23 PM, Shon said:

All right Pete I need some ID's on this last round so I can see if Michael has them.

Hi Shon, i will always post names with pics sorry for the slackness. Last post top cntr is Home Fires very similar to pink champagne

top right from top is Roys Rogue Black Forest and small de Rolf

cntr left is no name Conc hybrid centre is Carcharodon "Brazil Red Spotted" cntr right Carolinae x Carch

bottom is neo fireball covering a jacaranda.

Hers a few more with names attatched. Cheers Pete

Vriesia Solar Flare x Red Chestnut

Hohenbergia Leopoldo horstii

Lamberts pride infront of Aechmea Bert with Norman Bates either side

A stretched Blanchettiana adding some effect

[ariscott]

Oh.... some nice toothy ones you have there..... I have to go slow...... only have a few toothy one.....

Regards, Ari

[Patricia-CR]

I never get tired of these lovely plants You have quite a display!

[BS Man about Palms]

[Pedro 65]

Thanks Patricia and Bill, ive taken a few more pics since they have so much great colour at present. Patricia, have you ever visited the absolute magician brom breeder who lives in Costa Rica, Mr Chester Skotak? If you havnt been, i would certainly put some time aside and visit this man, Chesters creations are unsurpassed.

[ariscott]

Don't visit him, Patricia.... You would sell your soul once you see what he has

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/6/2011 at 7:40 AM, Pedro 65 said:

Thanks Patricia and Bill, ive taken a few more pics since they have so much great colour at present. Patricia, have you ever visited the absolute magician brom breeder who lives in Costa Rica, Mr Chester Skotak? If you havnt been, i would certainly put some time aside and visit this man, Chesters creations are unrivalled.

Billbergia Groovy and Orlandiana Rainbow in tree

Tiger Head

TH and Pitch Black starting to colour

Vriesia sanderiana

Royal Presence( sure has presence0

Justins Song( this gets over 4ft across. oldy from Hawaii brom breeder Sharon Peterson. ( Anyone who lives in HawaiiMUST and should visit this amazing lady and Brom breeder)

Chantinii and minis

Jesus Christ Superstar in frangipani

Billbergia Ralph Graham French

Aechmea Orlandiana Rainbow grow in very strong light, which is a MUST for great colour to any Brom

[ariscott]

Man.... you have very nice collection, Pete. When do you go on holiday again?

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/7/2011 at 9:17 AM, ariscott said:

Man.... you have very nice collection, Pete. When do you go on holiday again?

Ari, if i took these pics a few months ago when they were not getting enough sun, you would laugh.. Ari, the sun can turn $5 Broms into pure bliss. Grow em hard for great colour, i have said this on my Brom posts many times. Something else i remind myself of often is " Its not what you got, its how you grow it" and "position position position". MOST of my collection has come VERY cheaply, Royal presence for example was passed in at $7. on ebay, so i snapped it.. It was green when i got it, it sure looked like a $7 plant. Not now though. Happy Growing Ari. Pete ps heres a close up of Bill Groovy for you. also thers nothing more boring than walking through a shadehouse full of green broms

[ariscott]

yeah.... I am planning too, Pete. Still working out the best place to have them. I am sure I have to move them all over again as the canopy grows... but I am happy with that. I don't like them in shadehouses... Slowly taking them out and moving them around

[peachy]

OOOH that JC superstar is gorgeous

I mainly have neos as they are the only affordable ones.

Peachy

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/7/2011 at 11:13 AM, peachy said:

OOOH that JC superstar is gorgeous

I mainly have neos as they are the only affordable ones.

Peachy

Peachy, the Aechmeas love to be in trees and they are VERY affordable, our local brom nursery sells most broms for 10 to $15 and they are BIG plants. SO many Brom enthusiasts here in Nth NSW that trade n swap or sell very cheaply, jump the border Peach ps do you like the Tiger ( bottom right nmbr 6 post)

[Shon]

Agree Pete I have Justins song in two different lights can't even tell there the same brom. Really like that royal presence and pitch black.

[Kim]

Thanks for all the visual delights, Pete, your garden must be quite a place to wander through! That V. sanderiana is just ethereal, and your Tigers look ferocious!

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/8/2011 at 1:24 AM, Kim said:

Thanks for all the visual delights, Pete, your garden must be quite a place to wander through! That V. sanderiana is just ethereal, and your Tigers look ferocious!

Thanks Kims, very happy to share these pics with everyone especially when there really showing great colour, yes that V Sanderiana is quite heavenly, its leaves are very thick with a chamois feel.

Shon, yes the more light the more colour for sure, Pitch Black is only just starting to colour, one day i will post some Beautiful Black Broms here. Pete

[Bill Austin]

Peter if I had the opportunity to see any garden of my chose I would go with yours. You have done a splendid job.

[Pedro 65]

  On 11/8/2011 at 5:38 AM, Bill Austin said:

Peter if I had the opportunity to see any garden of my chose I would go with yours. You have done a splendid job.

Bill, that is a very big pat on the back, thank you very much, you are more than welcome here anytime, i reckon we will get to Hawaii before you get to Oz. Cheers, all the Best. Pete

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Pete - you have floored me once again ! !

A real kaleidoscope of colour thats for sure .