Show Us Your Bromeliads!

[Silas_Sancona]

On 6/27/2019 at 6:12 PM, palmsOrl said:

Can anybody identify this particular bromeliad?

Billbergia pyramidalis

[palmsOrl]

Thank you Silas_Sancona!

[Gonzer]

4 hours ago, palmsOrl said:

Any ideas on the above bromeliad^^^?

Also, I have a question for any Tillandsia experts, I know this is a long shot on here, but I have an id question.  I posted this bromeliad in the first photo a while back as Tillandsia utriculata.  But I was looking at photos of different Florida native Tillandsia and came across Tillandsia variabilis.  Could this bromeliad actually be T. variabilis?  It has a pup and I understand the T. utriculata does not pup or cluster as a rule.  Also, though it may be in the process of getting much larger, it’s stature looks more in line with T. variabilis.  The middle three photos are of Tillandsia variabilis and the final photo is Tillandsia utriculata.  What say you?

Tillandsia fasciculata.

 

[palmsOrl]

Here is one of the bromeliads I am growing. I have no idea which species (or hybrid) it is.      It isn’t a raving beauty or anything but I like its uniqueness.

 

 

[palmsOrl]

A Guzmania of some sort.  Does anyone have an ID?  Sorry for all the questions, it is just nice to put a name to the face, so to speak.

 

[greysrigging]

Some pics I took yesterday at an 'Open Garden' at Humpty Doo ( yes its a real place name ) in Darwin's rural outskirts.
The owners specializes in Broms ( in fact I recognized her from weekend market stalls ) and tropical fruit and vegetable plants.
July is a 'difficult' month for Top End gardens, especially out Humpty Doo way. The 'Dry Season', combined with strong winds and very low humidity ( not to mention an extended spell of overnight temps below 10c ( 50f ) plays havoc with our tropical gardens. Its been several months without rain and landowners out here struggle to keep up the water. Its all bore water, but last years failed 'Wet' has meant the water table is very low for this time of the year.

[mwardlow]

Front yard is getting its summer color. Backyard Juliette in full spike.

[Gonzer]

Do you only break out photos of your yard once in a blue moon? You've got some seriously nice stuff there!

[Really full garden]

3 hours ago, mwardlow said:

Front yard is getting its summer color. Backyard Juliette in full spike.

Love the big splash of color with the green background of the palms and ferns.

[mwardlow]

Thanks guys, garden always looks better this time of year not only with the color but after I have the time to clean it up. Starting a tillandsia collection Gonzer. I hear that your bromeliad and tillandsia collection is awesome. Would love to come down and check it out sometime.

[Gonzer]

7 hours ago, mwardlow said:

Thanks guys, garden always looks better this time of year not only with the color but after I have the time to clean it up. Starting a tillandsia collection Gonzer. I hear that your bromeliad and tillandsia collection is awesome. Would love to come down and check it out sometime.

 

Be my pleasure.

[mwardlow]

Here is our above and below water tillandsia and aquatic plant collection.

[palmsOrl]

A couple others I have planted out.

[palmsOrl]

This one got a little sunburn initially after being moved from shade.

[Tampa Scott]

This Vreisea Poenulata is a recent addition to my growing Bromeliad collection. Looking for advice on best growing conditions and care. 

[Gonzer]

V. poenulata is often confused with V. flammea although yours looks like the real deal. The inflorescence with be the key.  No direct sun and don't allow to become bone-dry should do ya good.

[palmsOrl]

I decided to place a few bromeliads, an orchid and ferns to this live oak, figuring they would eventually attach to the expanding foam below.  I am thinking they will all thrive as long as I water them during the dry season.

[Tampa Scott]

On 7/30/2019 at 5:58 AM, Gonzer said:

V. poenulata is often confused with V. flammea although yours looks like the real deal. The inflorescence with be the key.  No direct sun and don't allow to become bone-dry should do ya good.

Thanks! Is the 4" pot that it is currently growing in suitable? 

[Gonzer]

9 hours ago, Tampa Scott said:

Thanks! Is the 4" pot that it is currently growing in suitable? 

Yeah. Not a species that craves large pots.

[Tampa Scott]

XNeomea 'Mars' is coming into flower. 

[Tampa Scott]

Neoregelia 'Tiger Cub' growing in a Suet feeder packed with sphagnum moss. 

Edited August 7, 2019 by Tampa Scott

[Silas_Sancona]

3 hours ago, Tampa Scott said:

Neoregelia 'Tiger Cub' growing in a Suet feeder packed with sphagnum moss. 

NICE Neo!!  Interesting idea of using the Suet feeder. 

[Gonzer]

8 hours ago, Silas_Sancona said:

NICE Neo!!  Interesting idea of using the Suet feeder. 

The world of mini Neo's opens up so many possibilities for folks with limited space. Used as ground covers or as hanging plants, their potential in the smaller gardens is a great addition.

[Silas_Sancona]

On 8/8/2019 at 3:11 AM, Gonzer said:

The world of mini Neo's opens up so many possibilities for folks with limited space. Used as ground covers or as hanging plants, their potential in the smaller gardens is a great addition.

^^Agree w/ you Gonz..  Lots of awesome smaller species / cultivars, etc to look into which will fit into almost any landscape / living situation. The example you shared from your personal collection serves as a perfect example of that, and i'd imagine, should garner some inspiration.

No doubt ressurrecting my personal Bromeliad collection is in the plans for later. Palms, flowery stuff, Cacti and Succulents are great but gotta have some neat Tillandsias, Neos, and other Bromeliads thrown in too, ...and you don't necessarily need to create a humid jungle to enjoy them either. 

[Tampa Scott]

On 8/4/2019 at 2:27 PM, Tampa Scott said:

XNeomea 'Mars' is coming into flower. 

The flowering has begun. 

[Gonzer]

I always have fun with this photo. There is no editing or trickery, the inflo is not stuck in the pot, and yes, it's a real live plant.

[Tampa Scott]

The terrestrial tank Tillandsia somnians that really doesn't look like a Tillandsia. A unique feature of this one is that it will produce pups along its long flower stalk. 

Growing as a epiphite... 

Growing as a terrestrial... 

 

[Gonzer]

The speckling on the leaves of your somnians is unusual for that species. It's usually a combo of solid green and purple.

 

[Tampa Scott]

1 hour ago, Gonzer said:

The speckling on the leaves of your somnians is unusual for that species. It's usually a combo of solid green and purple.

 

I hope they are the real somnians. They came from a collector that told me that they would get the solid coloratin with better light conditions. 

[Gonzer]

I'm sure they are Scott. The emerging leaves have that 'look'. I've used it as a semi-groundcover in the past for real small areas.

[palmsOrl]

Tillandsia balbisiana, a FL native species found in Central and South Florida.  I collected this young specimen (with permission) from a privet (?) hedge at my place of work in Oviedo, FL which is right on the edge of Seminole and Orange County.  This is the farthest north I have ever observed Tillandsia balbisiana in the wild and I have seen a lot of Tillandsia habitat in the Oviedo area over the years.  The farthest north I had observed this species prior to this is at Gatorland in Kissimmee, FL.

[Hillizard]

New video (has some short embedded ads) from the New Yorker about the popularity of growing Tillandsia species:  https://video.newyorker.com/watch/obsessions-how-does-a-plant-grow-without-soil

[Really full garden]

These are some mini neoregilias that Santa dropped off.

I am not sure of the names . I think the second to last is N. Zoe.

Santa also brought Neo. Pimiento, Hohenbergia stellata and Aechmea Blue Tango

Edited December 18, 2019 by Really full garden

[Tracy]

Back when I was having my house tented I decided to dig up any small plants that could have been damaged which included a clump of Aechmea maculata.  In that I wasn't sure where I would plant them I just leaned a bundle up against the base of a solitary Dypsis pembana.  The fish eye made those cracks in the palms trunk look much bigger than reality.  It is a resilient bromeliad because after several months without ever planting it, it has flowered again.  That was August when I dug it up.  Must be a good candidate for growing as an epiphyte.

[Johnk9]

Neoregelia SunKiss

[Johnk9]

Neoregelia Purple Star

[Johnk9]

Bromeliad Neoregelia HIGH VOLTAGE

[Tracy]

It is interesting that sun exposure appears to play a role in the color of this Alcantarea imperialis.  The redder side has the sunnier southerly exposure while the greener side is northerly and receives more filtered light.  It never gets full sun due to adjacent palms, but there is definitely a correlation between the color and total amount of exposure.  Anyone else notice this with this species?

[Tracy]

A couple of Tillandsia approaching the flowering stage.

[mwardlow]

Your Alcantarea imperialis is a giant. Very nice. One of my favorites. Mine do the same thing. Green up in winter as the sun is lower or blocked by other palms and color up as the sun climbs back up to it's apex. I like watching them change every year.