Here are some pics of tillandsia my wife has attached to a very old philodendron.  The aerial Roots on the philodendron make a great place to  attach the tillandsia to thought I would share. 

On 4/8/2020 at 10:39 AM, akamu said:

Here are some pics of tillandsia my wife has attached to a very old philodendron.  The aerial Roots on the philodendron make a great place to  attach the tillandsia to thought I would share. 

Nice display Adam.  Thank you for sharing your wife's creativity.  I'm always looking for spots to put both Tillandsia and Orchids because I don't have many branching trees and all are relatively small/young still.   Gonzer can probably tell us what species this one in full bloom is as I don't recall.  It's hanging using fishing line from the chopped off king palm stump and providing a little shade to the Laelia orchid I strapped onto the palm using fishing line as well.

That's T. bergeri Tracy.

33 minutes ago, Gonzer said:

That's T. bergeri Tracy.

You are very dependable!  Thanks!

14 hours ago, Tracy said:

You are very dependable!  Thanks!

My pleasure amigo!

 

I'm a graduate of the Ralph Velez School of Gardening, that's why I grow bromeliads and not cycads.

Here are some bromeliads I saw at Little Big Econ State Forest east of Orlando.

Tillandsia fasciculata.

I came across this interesting population of Tillandsia utriculata growing terrestrially in leaf litter on the forest floor on the edge of a clearing.  There must have been well over 100 individuals growing within a fairly small area.

Tillandsia setacea?

Here are several Pitcairnia ringens I'm growing in one pot, raised from seed. They have soft, pliable leaves. Hope I'll see at least one inflorescence this year. Practically grow like weeds year-round in my sunroom. I may test a few outdoors at some point. Stone Jaguar (aka XYZ) has a nice article with pictures of them in bloom: https://www.agaveville.org/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=5886

I mounted this bromeliad in this tree late last summer and it has stayed looking almost as good as when we bought it.  The secret seems to be positioning the plants upright enough where the rosette will hold at least some water.  It went for quite a while this winter without irrigation.

53 minutes ago, palmsOrl said:

I mounted this bromeliad in this tree late last summer and it has stayed looking almost as good as when we bought it.  The secret seems to be positioning the plants upright enough where the rosette will hold at least some water.  It went for quite a while this winter without irrigation.

 

What worked really well for me in Ocala was U brackets screwed into trees. I have multiple species of bromeliads there in the oak trees. Aechmea distichantha is also much better up there where the spines are away from people...

After years of probably growing it under inadequate conditions, my Tillandsia dyeriana has finally decided to bloom! It lives year-round in my sunroom... which is like an oven with this current heatwave in California and parts West. At least everything is well-watered and the ceiling fan moves the hot air! 

Some of my broms getting moved . 

9 hours ago, Gas man said:

Some of my broms getting moved . 

Nice selection and welcome to Palmtalk Gas man!  Looks like a moveable feast for the eyes.

I just trimmed the bottom dead leaf off my Chambeyronia houailou which was immediately over this bromeliad (can't remember the name).  But it seemed to be begging for a photo as the light filtered through to provide a spotlight.  I think it is a variety of neoreglia. I got it years ago and started this clump as a cutting from my old garden about 6 years ago.

21 hours ago, Tracy said:

Nice selection and welcome to Palmtalk Gas man!  Looks like a moveable feast for the eyes.

I just trimmed the bottom dead leaf off my Chambeyronia houailou which was immediately over this bromeliad (can't remember the name).  But it seemed to be begging for a photo as the light filtered through to provide a spotlight.  I think it is a variety of neoreglia. I got it years ago and started this clump as a cutting from my old garden about 6 years ago.

Possibly N. sanguinea or a cultivar of N. carolinae.

Catopsis mooreana, loving the rainy summer weather and throwing out an inflorescence.

1 hour ago, Umbrae said:

Just a few broms I see.

A close look of Aechmea serrata in flower... 

Edited June 9, 20206 yr by Tampa Scott

Vriesea gigantea nova.  I have another one that is quite a bit larger than this one.  

palm trunk covered in brownies at my dad's place 

This bromeliad has been blooming for quite a while and is particularly striking.  I have no idea which hybrid it is or if it might be a species, and if so, which.

I believe this is a Neoregelia species.  It has done well for me but hates direct sun.

11 hours ago, palmsOrl said:

I believe this is a Neoregelia species.  It has done well for me but hates direct sun.

Neo. 'Super Fireball'

21 hours ago, palmsOrl said:

I believe this is a Neoregelia species.  It has done well for me but hates direct sun.

They can slooowly be acclimated to full sun.

Here are a couple other varieties that I have growing in the ground.

Aechmea 'White Knight' x 'Bert' is a recent addition to my collection. 

That one is funky looking in a good way Scott.

some strays that followed me home

For those of you who grow the leafy terrestrials such as Neo's, Aechmea and Billbergia a good tip to further the development of the pups is to give Mom a haircut such as I've demonstrated below. After flowering the center rosette will either start to slowly decay or in the case of tall growers the center leaves will curl inward towards themselves. Do some snipping but not TOO much. You want the light to permeate down to the offsets. Believe me, after cutting 1000's of plants I can guarantee success with this method.

That is a great tip. I usually just wack the mother completely.

Thanks!

anyone have a name in this one ?

On 6/28/2020 at 11:42 AM, Umbrae said:

anyone have a name in this one ?

A good probability for a rough ID is a cross between Neo. carolinae x (possibly) N. 'Fireball'. It just smacks of that cross. Problem being there are about two dozen cultivars under that registered parentage. The Bromeliad Cultivar Registry is a great place to explore if you've got the time.