Bromeliad Show/Sale at Terry Park, Ft Myers, 12-11

[PalmatierMeg]

I went to my third annual Bromeliad Show and Sale on 12/3/11 at Terry Park in Fort Myers. First thing, I dashed to the sale tent to scarf up plants. My current broms of choice are terrestrials like Cryptanthus, Dyckia, Hechtia et. al. After I blew my budget and loaded my scores, I headed over to the show to see the plants there. Kim requested lots of photos, so I complied. I downloaded so many I will have to post them in batches.

Here are views of the outdoor sale. Lots of goodies.

A couple of pictures of my purchases in the Honda Element

[Kim]

I spy lots of fabulous bromeliads in those photos! Okay, have to wipe the drool off my lips. There is at least one plant in each photo that I have to have! So many jewels... Thanks for the photos, Meg.

[joe_OC]

Kim,

Your are on the Big Island...You CAN get anyone you want...

[PalmatierMeg]

Hi Kim, there's more to come.

After the spending my bankroll, I, my poor husband and my trusty Samsung crashed the show. I didn't have means to list every genus or species of broms but trust me, they were all beautiful. I took so many photos I lost count. I'm posting them as I come across them.

Overall views of the show:

Some large Tillandsias

A huge red & yellow Ananas (I think)

Bilbergia "De Nada" (got the name of this one)

Now for oodles of broms I didn't get names for

[PalmatierMeg]

More

[PalmatierMeg]

Cryptanthus

Cryptanthus leopolo-horstii

Cryptanthus Roman Candle

Cryptanthus Ruby Slippers

[PalmatierMeg]

Dyckia dawsonii x fosteriana

More Dyckias

Neos and others

Neoregelia Lila

Orthophytum

[Jeff Searle]

Meg,

Beautiful!! I always enjoy looking at the brom's, and there were plenty of nice ones in your photos. Thanks for sharing and hope they do well for you at home.

Jeff

[Jeff in St Pete]

Very nice photos Meg. Thanks for posting them. Are there more??

[PalmatierMeg]

Very nice photos Meg. Thanks for posting them. Are there more??

No, I'm tapped out. Took me 2 hours to download & save.

[amazon exotics]

GREAT PICS MEG

[Gonzer]

Kim,

Your are on the Big Island...You CAN get anyone you want...

Joe, I believe the importation of bromeliads into Hawaii is severely restricted due to fear of "contaminating" the pineapple industry. Kim?

[BS Man about Palms]

This thread is awesome.. Thanks Meg!

Now to take the time to look closely at all of them!!!

[Kim]

Kim,

Your are on the Big Island...You CAN get anyone you want...

Joe, I believe the importation of bromeliads into Hawaii is severely restricted due to fear of "contaminating" the pineapple industry. Kim?

There are lots of fantastic bromeliads available in Hawaii -- Shiigi and Vinzant are locals, among others -- but I've no idea about bromeliad importation, though Hawaii restricts a lot of agricultural imports, so that would not surprise me. I have barely scratched the surface of what's available on the island, giving in to the impulse to buy cheap, pretty vrieseas, colorful guzmanias, and hybrid alcantareas from the "bromeliad truck" and the farmers markets. If I were to put my mind to it, I could probably find much of what Meg's photos show. It would also help if I could spend more time there...

Meg, you've been very generous with your time and photos, thanks so much! Beautiful!

[ariscott]

Very nice show... I wish we had something like that... or maybe not . Anyway, thanks for posting... some gems there for sure.

Regards, Ari

[Pedro 65]

Beautifully presented Meg, thanks very much, nothing like a Brom show for great bargains and seeing many spectacular Broms grown to look their absolute best. Have a wonderful Xmas. Pete

[palmmermaid]

Jeffrey and I went over Saturday afternoon and bought a few things. We really went to have dinner with our good friend Brian. Lots of great plants. Thanks for posting the pics, Meg.

[joe_OC]

Kim understood what I was saying...Greg, they don't need to be imported to Hawaii, there is a good chance between all the bromeliad hybridizers/collectors that they are already there.

Kim,

Your are on the Big Island...You CAN get anyone you want...

Joe, I believe the importation of bromeliads into Hawaii is severely restricted due to fear of "contaminating" the pineapple industry. Kim?

There are lots of fantastic bromeliads available in Hawaii -- Shiigi and Vinzant are locals, among others -- but I've no idea about bromeliad importation, though Hawaii restricts a lot of agricultural imports, so that would not surprise me. I have barely scratched the surface of what's available on the island, giving in to the impulse to buy cheap, pretty vrieseas, colorful guzmanias, and hybrid alcantareas from the "bromeliad truck" and the farmers markets. If I were to put my mind to it, I could probably find much of what Meg's photos show. It would also help if I could spend more time there...

Meg, you've been very generous with your time and photos, thanks so much! Beautiful!