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Billbergia bromeliads

JD in the OC

By JD in the OC
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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JD in the OC Veteran

JD in the OC

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Bill Raspberry Cheesecake (i think)

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Bill Maroon

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Bill Barracho (my favorite)

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Mike4284m Community Regular

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Nice! Were those blooming pictures taken recently?

Gonzer has quite a collection of Bills, maybe he'll post a few.

South Florida

JD in the OC Veteran

JD in the OC

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One of the more common species in bloom. (Bloom lasts about 5 days here)

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JD in the OC Veteran

JD in the OC

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No, the Bill Hallelujah bloomed about 3 months ago. I hand-pollenate the flowers on some of my Bills, but haven't had seed set yet. (However, the Bill Rosea set seed on its own last year)

Gonzer Grand Master

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My 2nd fave too. I experimented by fertilizing this year (I never feed 'em) and was rewarded with an abnormally large amount of pups on my really colorful plants. Usually 1-2 pups a years but in some cases I now have 3-5. Unfortunately, I sacrificed the leaf coloration for quantity. Fertilization will dilute the cool spotting and hues of most Billbergias. After I separate the off-sets they will revert back to their psychedelic ways.

Bill Baker's 'Titan', great bloomer!

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B. "Fantasia'

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full sun B. 'Baton Rouge'

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'Deliciosa'

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Gonzer Grand Master

Gonzer

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'Pink Patches'

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two more shots of 'Titan'

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and the bloom of the very common B. nutans minima

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Urban Rainforest Grand Master

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I'm new at this :rolleyes: . I have this planted in my front yard. Is it a billbergia and if so what kind?

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Stevo

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Gonzer Grand Master

Gonzer

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Sure is Stevo, Billbergia 'R.G. French', a cultivar of B. vittata. A fine plant.

 

 

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

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Greg (or anyone) Do you know what this one is. I got it several years ago at a garden center and have never seen any since. Sadly, it passed as I never knew what to do with it. (Sorry for the poor pics, it was my old camera)

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

JD in the OC Veteran

JD in the OC

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Bill,

Looks like an arrangement with a couple of Guzmania and a Billbergia in the middle...

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Bill,

Looks like an arrangement with a couple of Guzmania and a Billbergia in the middle...

Do you know the type of Billbergia? The flowers just stayed like that. Seemed normal and cool at the time, but now I would think they would need to open some how.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

JD in the OC Veteran

JD in the OC

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Not sure the species, I'm no expert in them...

Bills do need a lot of light in order to flower properly.

aussiearoids Grand Master

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Bill , centre infl is a Guzmania species . G. sprucei , looks like it is mixed in with a few mini G.lingulata type hybrids .

THe flowers do not open up very much , I have tried to pollinate a few and have not been successful .

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.

leomx Collaborator

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arribela is one of my favorites. ralph graham french, also.

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cheerios.

Kim Grand Master

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I have a variety of Bills and have let them proliferate in place - pots or earth. The result is a lot of "leaning towers" jutting at odd angles, not as attractive as I had expected. For some reason I thought I would have a cluster of vertical towers. Obviously I am inexperienced. Do you always separate the pups as soon as they get large enough? Do Bills vary from one to the next as far as what looks good as a clump?

I do have one that made a pleasing group, no label, but I think it's something like, "Dark Knight" or "Dark Night", or similar. (Edit: found the name, "La Noche".)

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These pics were taken in 04/2006; in September I divided the clump into at least four pots, each with at least two plants.

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.

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Bill , centre infl is a Guzmania species . G. sprucei , looks like it is mixed in with a few mini G.lingulata type hybrids .

THe flowers do not open up very much , I have tried to pollinate a few and have not been successful .

Thanks Michael, thats exactly it!! I really like the way the flowers look like little candles stuck out there.

Anyone know how hard these are to find?

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

SubTropicRay Grand Master

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I have a few Billbergia mounted inside old Sabal palmetto leaf bases. They do well and even thrive in these conditions.

No one cares about your current yard temperature 🙃

Kim Grand Master

Kim

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Anyone know how hard these are to find?

Not hard, ask your friends. :rolleyes:

If you want specific names, such as 'Borracho' or 'Ralph Graham French', purchase plants from Michael's Bromeliads in Florida, great selection, very professional, good service, good plants.

Michael's Bromeliads

One drawback, no photos on the price list. To cross reference, go to www.fcbs.org and look at the photo index, a superb resource.

Check out 'Cold Fusion', on my wish list:

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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.

JD in the OC Veteran

JD in the OC

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We have them for sale on our website too..

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