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Bromeliad lovers?


Gonzer

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Dear Friend  :)

lovely still and a colourful plant too !

thanks man !

love,

Kris  :)

do any one has more stills of this beauty..wish to see more !

love conquers all..

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gonz , any idea what this one is ?

maybe B. rosea ?

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Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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it sort of reminds me of my Hohenbergia correia-araujoi "Fudge Ripple" but mine is more floppy.

Bren in South St. Pete Florida

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It does look like a B. rosea but only the bloom will tell. Hohen. 'Fudge' is a good choice too.

Photo courtesy of FCBS. Thanks.

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I forgot to include "Day 1" in the original post. Sure do bloom fast eh?

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Bromeliad lovers? Yes.

Lots of my billbergias are going off now.  The satin "ribbons" that precede the actual blooms create such anticipation.  But too soon gone, wish they would last a bit longer.

Nice eruption from that Titan, Gonz, like a volcano.

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Nice plants.  Please keep the photos coming.

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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Quesnalia have some impressive infloresences .

This one has red foliage as well , unsure as to what sp.

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Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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Nice to see that you posted the brom photos here too.  How tall is the plant?  Are you going to try to cross it with anything?

South Florida

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Hohenbergia antillana clump at Whyanbeel , I have one in flower now , with some seed setting .

One of the few Triangles left in the background, though I am sure it has rotted since I took this picture .

The Hohenbergia is growing in the stump of a rotted Triangle!

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Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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close up of flowers on H. antillana infloresence.

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Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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I always enjoy your photos, Michael.

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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The flower does look like Quesnelia testudo, but I have never seen a red foliaged form either.  Just anecdotal info, but this one seems to bloom better if splashed with salt water or given seaweed mulch occasionally, as it often grows right within the splash zone along the coast of se Brazil.

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Alcantarea imperalis along with Neo. 'Super Fireball' and Annas 'Ivory Coast' in front of my house.

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Closer

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Jason

Sebastian, Florida USA

Zone 9B/10A

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(bahia @ May 01 2007,13:03)

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The flower does look like Quesnelia testudo, but I have never seen a red foliaged form either.  Just anecdotal info, but this one seems to bloom better if splashed with salt water or given seaweed mulch occasionally, as it often grows right within the splash zone along the coast of se Brazil.

bahia, thanks for the tip , will give it a try . I think this plant is pictured in 'Blooming Bromeliads' as an unknown sp.  .

I do agree it looks very much like testudo , but the primary bracts have no terminal spines , that is one of the main features of testudo from what I know .

It seems to be softer and much larger .

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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Jason, that is really an elegant setting, your placement of the broms really suits the exterior. Very cool!

 

 

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Bahia

Is that something that's native to the southern coast of Brazil? How far south along the coast does Q. quesneliana grow?

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Jason,

A very nicely grown pair of A. imperialis.  I hope they are bolted down !

I had to put chains on the cycads  in my front yard.

chris.oz

Bayside Melbourne 38 deg S. Winter Minimum 0 C over past 6 years

Yippee, the drought is over.

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(chris.oz @ May 02 2007,02:04)

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Jason,

A very nicely grown pair of A. imperialis.  I hope they are bolted down !

I had to put chains on the cycads  in my front yard.

Thanks,

There's an interesting security feature under the rocks!  :)

Jason

Sebastian, Florida USA

Zone 9B/10A

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Jason, I should probably do likewise.  My pair of A. imperialis isn't well matched, but I suppose they could disappear.  My other broms were mostly picked up as inexpensive pups from Valkaria Gardens.  It's time to do some dividing.  

I need to check out a yard on Victory Drive.  The owner seems to be a landscaper, and there's gobs of bromeliads.  Really striking.  

I've shied away from Royals in the yard--they get massive, and there was the old one nearby that lost its top in Frances.  BTW, the Simpson stoppers look ready to flower.

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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I know I have seen Quesnelia testudo along the coast in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states, particularly around the Costa Verde/Angra dos Reis coastal areas, but I don't know if it extends south into Santa Catarina or not.  In any case, Quesnelia testudo hasn't proved all that hardy for me in past freezes, I lost all of my plants at a week of 25F temps back in 1990.  The same species sailed through this January's freeze which only got down to 28/29F this time around.

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It's time to do some dividing.  

I need to check out a yard on Victory Drive.  The owner seems to be a landscaper, and there's gobs of bromeliads.  Really striking.  

I've shied away from Royals in the yard--they get massive, and there was the old one nearby that lost its top in Frances.

Dave,

Let me know if you want to do any trading of any bromeliads, if so then I'll tell you what I have.

I'm going to have to take a drive down Victory Drive (is it Victory Blvd?) and take a look.

My Royals after the 2004 Hurricanes.  They came back nicely from telephone poles though!

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Jason

Sebastian, Florida USA

Zone 9B/10A

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Jason, your yard's come along nicely.  I don't have anything special in the yard--the most striking bunch of plants is Aechmea blanchetiana, which of course is cheap and grows pretty fast.  Red Neoregelias are proliferating under a laurel oak. The basic idea is that they're easy-care yard plants.

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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I picked up a bunch of these about five years ago.  Aechmea mariae-reginae, maybe?

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Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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Dave,

Have you had any blooms out of them yet?

Jason

Sebastian, Florida USA

Zone 9B/10A

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Those biggies seem to be putting all their resources into getting bigger.  One's making a pup, which just might be a sign of impending flowering.  It also means I have to move a bunch of Neoregelias.  

The good news is that they're impressive, eye-catching from the street.

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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Bahia

Have you ever tried Quesnelia quesneliana? The foliage on it is not all that hardy, but it can apparently come back from temps down to 18-20F (at least 1 or 2 nights of it). Can't say it's much of a looker, but it is seemingly indestructible in S Texas

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