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Mar 25, 2013 6:53 PM CST
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Plumerias Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
Region: Florida Cat Lover Garden Sages Cactus and Succulents Tropicals Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle
They started out as a companion plant for my Plumeria, but I find myself more and more using them in their own right.
I just gave pride of place to three Alcantarea imperialis, now nice specimens!
This isn't the best picture since it needed to be cleaned up. I will post a picture soon of three of these guys in their new habitat.
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Mar 25, 2013 7:09 PM CST
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Plumerias Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
Region: Florida Cat Lover Garden Sages Cactus and Succulents Tropicals Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle
better picture is here; now why couldn't I find that on my computer?
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Mar 25, 2013 9:46 PM CST
Name: Erik
San Juan Island Washington and
Container Gardener Tropicals
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Looking forward to seeing the new photo.
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Mar 25, 2013 10:05 PM CST
Name: Erik
San Juan Island Washington and
Container Gardener Tropicals
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Mar 26, 2013 1:17 AM CST
Name: Carol Noel
Hawaii (near Hilo) (Zone 10b)
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I love brommies!!!! Thumb of 2013-03-26/AlohaHoya/e3930b
It's all about choices.
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Mar 26, 2013 5:15 AM CST
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Plumerias Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
Region: Florida Cat Lover Garden Sages Cactus and Succulents Tropicals Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle
Carol- that is a stunner!
Erik - I have that one as well but I need to move it, it likes less sun than what it is getting. Always a problem in my yard.
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Mar 26, 2013 7:31 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
Hetty, do you have the Bromeliad, Billbergia 'Marbled Rainbow'? It is the main one I grow and the hands-down favorite of all who see and/or purchase brromeliads from me. The pictures don't do it justice since they were taken two years ago, using a fairly simple (cheap!) camera. One pic shows the red stalk just forming and this plant is ready to ship.

The purples, reds, and pinks of the flowers are fluorescent and simply beautiful. The leaves are bright green with cream-colored splotches all over the leaf surface. As the leaves age, they turn slightly maroon, making the cream splotches stand out even more.

This is an annual bloomer, spring-early summer, but mine bloom again when I put them in the greenhouse in October-November. Ken

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drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.
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Mar 26, 2013 7:43 AM CST
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Plumerias Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
Region: Florida Cat Lover Garden Sages Cactus and Succulents Tropicals Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle
Very beautiful.
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Mar 26, 2013 9:00 AM CST
Name: Carol
Santa Ana, ca
Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.
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That is a pretty one!
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Mar 26, 2013 11:13 AM CST
Name: Carol Noel
Hawaii (near Hilo) (Zone 10b)
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Beautiful!!!!! Even tho brommies are breeding hotels for mosquitos and the coqui frogs, I love them!!!!
It's all about choices.
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Mar 26, 2013 11:46 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
I tip my hat to you.
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.
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Mar 26, 2013 9:51 PM CST
Name: Kristi
east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)
Herbs Region: Texas Vegetable Grower Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Level 2
I've managed to overwinter a few broms in the greenhouse for a couple of winters now.

V. fenestralis

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A different view of V. fenestralis

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Ae. nudicalis rubra

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Ae. recurvata

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unknown & would love an ID

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Cryptbergia Red Burst

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N. ampullacea mini

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B. pyramidalis Kyoto

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B. hallelujah starting to color up.

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A couple of Ae. chantinii with the smaller one being Ae. recurvata var. benrathii

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Love, love, love them but will never get to enjoy them being outdoors year around. As a result I am careful about the sizes I chose for overwintering indoors.

Also have a variety of Cryptanthus, Dyckia and another favorite, the Orthophytums.
Believe in yourself even when no one else will. ~ Sasquatch
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Mar 27, 2013 5:34 AM CST
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Plumerias Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
Region: Florida Cat Lover Garden Sages Cactus and Succulents Tropicals Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle
Very impressive!
Your unknown could be Aechmea zebrina but the bloom will tell.
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Mar 27, 2013 7:19 AM CST
Name: Kristi
east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)
Herbs Region: Texas Vegetable Grower Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Level 2
Thanks for that ID suggestion. I noticed it is producing pups differently than the others and will try to remember to post a photo when it blooms for positive ID. I just liked the defined markings and the deep color.

I am jealous of those who can plant these outdoors year around and enjoy them. Lucky you! Drooling
Believe in yourself even when no one else will. ~ Sasquatch
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Mar 27, 2013 12:53 PM CST
Name: Carol Noel
Hawaii (near Hilo) (Zone 10b)
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I've this bromeliad....name of 'Merlot' but I am not sure of the genus and species. It's setting seed and I would be happy to send seed to anyone who would send me a SASE - Self Addressed Stamped Envelope. Off right now to cover each 'branch' with stockings!

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Address is Carol Noel, P.O. Box 1359, Keaau, HI 96749.

Thumbs up
It's all about choices.
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Mar 27, 2013 1:21 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
Carol, the maroon folliage is wonderful. Does this bromeliad propagate by offsets and well as seeding? What's the flower(s) like? Most of the flower spike is out of the pic. I would love to have some seed from her and will get the SASE in the mail to you. I have never seen any of my bromeliads produce seeds but perhaps the 'Marbled Rainbow' has and I just never noticed. I need to watch for that this spring and summer. Ken in Mississippi
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.
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Mar 27, 2013 2:13 PM CST
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Plumerias Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
Region: Florida Cat Lover Garden Sages Cactus and Succulents Tropicals Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle
Carol, I think your Bromeliad is Alcantarea 'Merlot'
Just remember - when it blooms and sets seeds, the mother plant dies.
Alcantarea usually have grass-like pups at the base of the mother plants although when it is dying it may produce a few larger offsets.
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Mar 27, 2013 7:48 PM CST
Name: Carter Mayer
Houston, TX (Zone 9b)
Adeniums Tropicals Plant Identifier
I have several bromeliads I'm growing out, and added about 12 or 15 more this spring so far. Here's one I've had for about 2 years. It's fairly large, probably close to 3' from the lip of the pot. Thumb of 2013-03-28/Carter/76298b
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Mar 27, 2013 7:52 PM CST
Name: Carter Mayer
Houston, TX (Zone 9b)
Adeniums Tropicals Plant Identifier
I was playing around with my new macro lens a few weeks ago and took these flower close ups of my bilbergia (not sure of the variety, but fairly common, I'm sure).
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Mar 27, 2013 10:12 PM CST
Name: Kristi
east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)
Herbs Region: Texas Vegetable Grower Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Level 2
Beautiful blooms Carter. Is that possibly Billbergia Windii? I have that plant but it has not bloomed yet. http://fcbs.org/cgi-bin/dbman/...
And your large brom is cool. Nice to know you can keep it potted too regardless of size.

Carol ~ that is beautiful color on your Merlot. I did some research and was amazed at how huge it can grow. The Hawaiian site that had the info also said it will live a long time after blooming. Very pretty.

As I said, I am envious of all who can grow these outdoors year around.
Believe in yourself even when no one else will. ~ Sasquatch

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