Some Broms and Pup

[Pedro 65]

Anything to help participation here on Ptalk is posting pics for folks to view, so heres a few brom shots I took 2day and this is the Pup we kept and she's a beauty.( smithfield stumpytail)

Post your broms and if you post a pic of your pup/dog it has to be beside a brom

btw. The brom near our Pup is young Macho x Johannis and these get "l a r g e"

Lets "Try" and keep this thread "blah free" with "plenty" of pics to view

Pete

[SubTropicRay]

Love the diminutive Neo pauciflora with its long stolons. It's one of my favorites.

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Cool pics, Pete, nicely grown broms !

[Kim]

You have the most amazing collection, Pete! So colorful and beautifully grown. And your pup is looking at you so adoringly in the photo!

[Pedro 65]

Thanks Ray, Rusty and Kim for comments, pls post pics of "your" broms KIm, I think the shot of Pup captures her very well, she adores her master

Heres a few more, the pink/red soft hybrid is Cauldera x Silomontana and the 1s Im holding are cool, V large growing hybrids as such Macho x Silvomontana Macho x Great White and Great White x Silvomontana, they all have a tad of burn as Ive been growing them hard , these will be very interesting to watch mature and where all bred "locally" by Peter Tristram.

Pls post pics of "your" Broms here Ptalkers/Tropical plant growers

Pete

[LJG]

Geez Pete, I would be embarrassed to show my Broms after yours. Amazing selection man.

[edric]

Nice Black Chantinii Pete, Ed

[Gary -]

Nice Broms Pete, quite a collection you have there... I only grow a few Alcanterea, but do admire the smaller shade loving plants.

[Kailua_Krish]

Very beautiful! I have some of the more cold tolerant bromeliads but unfortunately they don't have much color when not in bloom. Still pretty plants though.

[doranakandawatta]

WOW, a dream !

If only we were allowed to grow bromeliads in Sri Lanka !

Thanks for posting nice pics.

[Walter John]

Bromtastic

[Pedro 65]

Thanks all for comments, Im always happy to post some pics when i feel the urge

[Gbarce]

I'll do this by Genera

Neoregelias first

I actually don't know the name of this purple cultivar

Majestic reds that are a bit sun bleached

Scarlet Charlottes

[Gbarce]

Inkwell

Pimiento

Royal Cordovan

[Gbarce]

Purple heart-- one of my favorites

Fury

Tangerine

[Gbarce]

Aechmeas

Alcantarea odorata

Billbergias-- not looking so good

[Gbarce]

I've also been trying to establish colonies of Aechmeas on the trunks of my palms

[Gbarce]

Not sure what species this is but i just wanted to show a close up of the roots and rhizomes (?)

[Gbarce]

Tillandsias

I am not familiar with all the varieties I have so if you know any of these, I'd appreciate the ID

The group shots first

[Gbarce]

[Gbarce]

T. funkiana

T. duratii

Have no idea what this is

[Gbarce]

That's a T. Hildae pup I inserted in the leaf base of a Bismarkia nobilis. I am hoping that by the time the leaf base falls off, the T. Hildae would have enough roots to cling on by itself

[Gbarce]

Am also trying to establish some large Tillandsias on the trunks of palms. These are the first generation plants. and hoping that their pups take root on their own.

[Gbarce]

Bulbosa

[Gbarce]

T Duratii again

T. capitata

[Gbarce]

T Duratii again

T. capitata

[Gbarce]

Tillandsia hildae with pups

[doranakandawatta]

Eugenio,

I am jealous, I can't have bromeliads in our srilankan garden.

But I love your pictures .

Do you propagate bromeliads from seeds?

[bgl]

Pete,

Wow, lots of spectacular bromeliads! I'm gradually building up a nice little bromeliad collection, and I'm off to the local Farmers' Market in a little while to see if I can pick up a few more! Can never have too many! The one in the first photo is an Aechmea, probably a hybrid, the second is an Aechmea 'Blue Tango' and then of course a bunch of Vriesea hybrids. Love'em all!

Bo-Göran

PS. Oh, and Gene - you have a fantastic collection as well! Very impressive!

[Gbarce]

Yes I have tried propagation by seed but it takes such a long time. i even hybridized some Neoregelias-- took about 8 years to see what they actually look like

[bgl]

That's a long time to wait for results! Here's two more.

[Really full garden]

You can never have too many bromeliads.They are perfect for small patios or large gardens.They can be easily moved,planted in beds or mounted on trees.A truly incredible and diverse group of plants.

I now have 100s and my only problem is that I usually forget their names once they leave their pots.

[Really full garden]

More....

[Really full garden]

a few more...

[Pedro 65]

Bo, Gene and Scott, "brilliant pics" by you all to make this thread a visual treat, many thanks, look fwd to more pics whenever you feel the urge .

Too many broms here are in "dire need" to be moved to a "new" better lit area as they are in way too much shade and boringly green, I hope they still have tags on so I know "what" they will colour into, and 1 of the many positives of growing broms is they are "so easy" to "relocate" as you all know anyway

Heres a few more pics to keep this thread "posting with pics", added the Macho x Johannis with a 10ltr bucket for scale and these are still "pups"

Pete

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Great Brom shots fellas

Very nice as usual Pete - i will have to take a pic of the giant Carchargon tiger it's huge now and has a good sized pup

Here are some of mine from Tasmania ( same Latitude as Boston )

Will take a picture of the tiger tomorrow for you pete

Troy

[Gbarce]

Just to be clear--these aren't mine. These are from a plant show.

Edited March 2, 2015 by Gbarce

[Gbarce]

Neoregelias

[Gbarce]

These are perfectly grown specimens

[Gbarce]