Bromeliads ID

[Jonathan]

I picked up these pretty cheap from a local hardware shop, no idea what they are but all looked interesting. Particularly like the skinny leaf one with the black leaf bases.  The tags said Bromeliads Assorted! Any help appreciated.

[Jonathan]

No thoughts anyone?

I'm guessing the bigger one with the red blush in the centre is a Neoregelia due to the flowers in the tank...the others tho???

[Looking Glass]

On 8/16/2024 at 6:47 PM, Jonathan said:

I picked up these pretty cheap from a local hardware shop, no idea what they are but all looked interesting. Particularly like the skinny leaf one with the black leaf bases.  The tags said Bromeliads Assorted! Any help appreciated.

 

The one with the black base looks a bit like Aechmea recurvata benrathii, but I’m not 100% sure.    

The Neoregelia looks like it needs more sun to see what colors emerge.  

The 3rd…. Who knows?  

[Jonathan]

8 hours ago, Looking Glass said:

The one with the black base looks a bit like Aechmea recurvata benrathii, but I’m not 100% sure.    

The Neoregelia looks like it needs more sun to see what colors emerge.  

The 3rd…. Who knows?  

Yes, thank you, it does look like Aechmea recurvata benrathii...I reckon you've nailed it. 

Might need to wait for some flowers to figure out number three.

[Looking Glass]

9 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Yes, thank you, it does look like Aechmea recurvata benrathii...I reckon you've nailed it. 

Might need to wait for some flowers to figure out number three.

Yeah.  Flowering would help.  There are a bunch of green Aechmeas that people grow just for the flower stalks.   Bromeliads can be easy to identify when they have the bold and unique markings but still,  I’ve got a bunch of unique ones I picked up from collectors that are unknowns.   Sunlight greatly influences the colors, while water plus sun together change the overall shape a lot, which adds to the mystery sometimes.  The majority of bromeliads prefer part or dappled sun over shade.  

I’ve got too many, as they slowly put surely reproduce.  

[Jonathan]

4 hours ago, Looking Glass said:

Yeah.  Flowering would help.  There are a bunch of green Aechmeas that people grow just for the flower stalks.   Bromeliads can be easy to identify when they have the bold and unique markings but still,  I’ve got a bunch of unique ones I picked up from collectors that are unknowns.   Sunlight greatly influences the colors, while water plus sun together change the overall shape a lot, which adds to the mystery sometimes.  The majority of bromeliads prefer part or dappled sun over shade.  

I’ve got too many, as they slowly put surely reproduce.  

Nice collection...too many bromeliads seems like a good problem to have!

I've got Aechmea gamosepala going nuts in the garden but most of my other broms are cool growers like Puya, Greigia and Fascicularia. I've only just started picking up the more tropical species which is a habit I'm sure I'll regret.