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Terrestrial Bromeliad IDs

PalmatierMeg

By PalmatierMeg
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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I need help identifying two terrestrial bromeliads. When I divided the first I saw no ID tag. I'm pretty sure it isn't a Dyckia as the leaves are a bit "fleshier" than usual for Dyckias. Nor has it sent up a flower spike so no clues there. Is it a Hechtia? Orthophytum? Deuterocohnia? Which species?

Mystery Brom #1: mother & offset

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I received this second plant as "Dyckia fragrans" which it definitely is not. I don't believe it is even a Dyckia. Also, it appears to be monocarpic as the mother plant is "fading" away after offsetting. The reddish-bronze leaves are thin and have serrated edges that remind me of Cryptanthus but I have doubts it is that either. So, what is it?

Mystery Brom #2

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richnorm Grand Master

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First one might be a Bromelia balansae pup. I think I had the other one but it came without a name.

richnorm Grand Master

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Here's a balansae about to flower. They get big and clump profusely...

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bahia Community Regular

bahia

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The second one might be the bigeneric Cryptobergia rubra. There are some fleshy Dyckias, such as D. platyphylla, but yours has skinnier leaves than typical.

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