chester, hardy pnw bromeliad on trachy trunks.

[Paradise Found]

Here is the one I am growing that is totally hardy to 8a. 

Second photo is how mine looks but it is planted in the ground. 

 

[Chester B]

That is the one I’ve ordered, wish I could’ve got a half dozen of them. If I’m not mistaken they pup don’t they?  

[Paradise Found]

Yes, they pup up a lot. My mother plant is around 3.5' wide.  I may take it up and plant some place else to make more room for mangave or dyckia.  I do have one T. princeps planted in the area, climbing rose, schefflera, one green cordyline.  Nice little microclimate too in one or two spots. 

[DAVEinMB]

@Paradise Found what might be the species of this beautiful specimen 

[Chester B]

I’ll definitely be pulling all the pups I can get and move them around. They always look great mass planted. Any idea if they can tolerate winter when growing in a palm trunk??

[Paradise Found]

30 minutes ago, DAVEinMB said:

@Paradise Found what might be the species of this beautiful specimen 

Should be... Fascicolaria bicolour ssp. bicolour. but mine goes something like this... Fascirolaria pitcairnifolia.  Which is the hardiest. 

 

19 minutes ago, Chester B said:

I’ll definitely be pulling all the pups I can get and move them around. They always look great mass planted. Any idea if they can tolerate winter when growing in a palm trunk??

They don't get enough water during summer or winter!  if the trunk is not tall enough, the leaves keeps the rain off them.  Not a lot of soil can go into a tucked trachycarpus trunk.  You can try but its a lot of work imho. 

They do grow good on tree ferns trunks or in pouch growing bag. 

Edited January 22, 2022 by Paradise Found

[MarkbVet]

5 hours ago, Paradise Found said:

Yes, they pup up a lot. My mother plant is around 3.5' wide.  I may take it up and plant some place else to make more room for mangave or dyckia.  I do have one T. princeps planted in the area, climbing rose, schefflera, one green cordyline.  Nice little microclimate too in one or two spots. 

Nice looking plant! I may have to try one... other 'hardy' bromeliads I've tried in past (e.g. Puya species) didn't handle our wet cold in winter.   Insert other media

Edited January 22, 2022 by MarkbVet

[MarkbVet]

@Paradise Found  I believe that what was previously Fascirolaria pitcairnifolia is now named F. bicolour ssp canaliculata.  What was previously called F. bicolour is now called F. bicolour ssp. bicolour.  So basically the lumpers merged 2 prior separate species into 2 subspecies of F. bicolour  I'm curious; the word out of Britain is that the smaller subspecies bicolour is even more cold hardy than ssp. canaliculata.   Anyone tried both?  

Edited January 22, 2022 by MarkbVet

[MarkbVet]

18 hours ago, Paradise Found said:

Should be... Fascicolaria bicolour ssp. bicolour. but mine goes something like this... Fascirolaria pitcairnifolia.  Which is the hardiest. 

 

They don't get enough water during summer or winter!  if the trunk is not tall enough, the leaves keeps the rain off them.  Not a lot of soil can go into a tucked trachycarpus trunk.  You can try but its a lot of work imho. 

They do grow good on tree ferns trunks or in pouch growing bag. 

Well I can't do tree ferns easily where I'm at... but these plants would more easily tuck into a palm trunk that's less smooth, say a taller Butia, or Washingtonia (in So. Oregon).  I like the way they look on the side of the trunk!

[Paradise Found]

15 hours ago, MarkbVet said:

@Paradise Found  I believe that what was previously Fascirolaria pitcairnifolia is now named F. bicolour ssp canaliculata.  What was previously called F. bicolour is now called F. bicolour ssp. bicolour.  So basically the lumpers merged 2 prior separate species into 2 subspecies of F. bicolour  I'm curious; the word out of Britain is that the smaller subspecies bicolour is even more cold hardy than ssp. canaliculata.   Anyone tried both?  

Thanks for the updated names. 

Puya's need overhead protection here and not to cold either, unless your willing to protect during arctic blast.  They handle snow just fine. 

[Paradise Found]

Here is what my hardiest bromeliad out there and it totally hardy to z8 native to chile.  Roots are not very deep so easy to move around when needed. Behind is my smallest Trachycarpus. spp. princeps.