Bromeliaceae

Scientific Name - Neoregelia ‘Marble Throat’Common Name - NonePlace of Origin - UnknownStatus - Not Threatened This is a great small neo that I received about a year ago, since then it has put out a pup and is now flowering. Around six inches tall, it’s a small cultivar of Neoregelia chlorosticta with white flowers and interesting white “marbling” towards the center of the plant. In more sun it should get some pink coloring as well, but this one is under a Florida Sugar Maple and gets mostly shade, with only light sun in the morning and later in the day. It has fragrant flowers in spring.  It made it through our last (mild) winter without any damage, so it’s relatively cold hardy. It’s also supposed to be very prolific, so I hope to have a large clump in no time.  I recently bought another small clump of these, which are going to planted in the Rock Garden, where they might get a little more sun and hopefully some pink coloring.  View Larger

Scientific Name - Neoregelia ‘Marble Throat’
Common Name - None
Place of Origin - Unknown
Status - Not Threatened

This is a great small neo that I received about a year ago, since then it has put out a pup and is now flowering. Around six inches tall, it’s a small cultivar of Neoregelia chlorosticta with white flowers and interesting white “marbling” towards the center of the plant. In more sun it should get some pink coloring as well, but this one is under a Florida Sugar Maple and gets mostly shade, with only light sun in the morning and later in the day. It has fragrant flowers in spring. 

It made it through our last (mild) winter without any damage, so it’s relatively cold hardy. It’s also supposed to be very prolific, so I hope to have a large clump in no time. 

I recently bought another small clump of these, which are going to planted in the Rock Garden, where they might get a little more sun and hopefully some pink coloring. 

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Posted 1 week ago 9 notes
hi I love your blog :) need your help with this bromeliad’s ID, do you know if this is Cryptanthus bivittatus and if it has a common name in English? I photoed it in a vertical garden manufacturer’s backyard in HK. thanks in adv :) Thanks for the compliment and the submission!It certainly looks like it has Cryptanthus bivittatus in it, but I believe this is a cultivar of C. bivittatus, probably Cryptanthus ‘Pink Starlite’. I believe the actual species is usually a dull red/green color. Generally most bromeliads don’t have common names, but the cryptanthus genera as a whole are called Earth Stars.  View Larger

hi I love your blog :) need your help with this bromeliad’s ID, do you know if this is Cryptanthus bivittatus and if it has a common name in English? I photoed it in a vertical garden manufacturer’s backyard in HK. thanks in adv :)

Thanks for the compliment and the submission!

It certainly looks like it has Cryptanthus bivittatus in it, but I believe this is a cultivar of C. bivittatus, probably Cryptanthus ‘Pink Starlite’. I believe the actual species is usually a dull red/green color.

Generally most bromeliads don’t have common names, but the cryptanthus genera as a whole are called Earth Stars. 

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Posted 3 weeks ago 8 notes
Ok, while I really enjoyed all of Bok Tower Gardens, the entrance/courtyard area were my favorite.  This is the first thing you seen when you enter through the archway and it was impressive to say the least! Beautiful potted specimens of Alcantarea imperialis, in blue glazed pots, paired with blue pansies and white snapdragons played off the water surrounding the center bed, as well as the tiles around the fountain.  I think it’s safe to say that this was one of my favorite things about the gardens. Ok, while I really enjoyed all of Bok Tower Gardens, the entrance/courtyard area were my favorite.  This is the first thing you seen when you enter through the archway and it was impressive to say the least! Beautiful potted specimens of Alcantarea imperialis, in blue glazed pots, paired with blue pansies and white snapdragons played off the water surrounding the center bed, as well as the tiles around the fountain.  I think it’s safe to say that this was one of my favorite things about the gardens. Ok, while I really enjoyed all of Bok Tower Gardens, the entrance/courtyard area were my favorite.  This is the first thing you seen when you enter through the archway and it was impressive to say the least! Beautiful potted specimens of Alcantarea imperialis, in blue glazed pots, paired with blue pansies and white snapdragons played off the water surrounding the center bed, as well as the tiles around the fountain.  I think it’s safe to say that this was one of my favorite things about the gardens. Ok, while I really enjoyed all of Bok Tower Gardens, the entrance/courtyard area were my favorite.  This is the first thing you seen when you enter through the archway and it was impressive to say the least! Beautiful potted specimens of Alcantarea imperialis, in blue glazed pots, paired with blue pansies and white snapdragons played off the water surrounding the center bed, as well as the tiles around the fountain.  I think it’s safe to say that this was one of my favorite things about the gardens. Ok, while I really enjoyed all of Bok Tower Gardens, the entrance/courtyard area were my favorite.  This is the first thing you seen when you enter through the archway and it was impressive to say the least! Beautiful potted specimens of Alcantarea imperialis, in blue glazed pots, paired with blue pansies and white snapdragons played off the water surrounding the center bed, as well as the tiles around the fountain.  I think it’s safe to say that this was one of my favorite things about the gardens. 

Ok, while I really enjoyed all of Bok Tower Gardens, the entrance/courtyard area were my favorite. 

This is the first thing you seen when you enter through the archway and it was impressive to say the least!

Beautiful potted specimens of Alcantarea imperialis, in blue glazed pots, paired with blue pansies and white snapdragons played off the water surrounding the center bed, as well as the tiles around the fountain. 

I think it’s safe to say that this was one of my favorite things about the gardens. 

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Posted 4 weeks ago 12 notes
Aechmea comata var. makoyana, a newly purchased plant! This is a variegated variety of A. comata, which I used to have. I bought this one for $5 and plan on putting it in the rock garden. It should be just as cold hardy as A. comata, which survived my winter only to be killed by squirrels. Aechmea comata var. makoyana, a newly purchased plant! This is a variegated variety of A. comata, which I used to have. I bought this one for $5 and plan on putting it in the rock garden. It should be just as cold hardy as A. comata, which survived my winter only to be killed by squirrels. 

Aechmea comata var. makoyana, a newly purchased plant!

This is a variegated variety of A. comata, which I used to have. I bought this one for $5 and plan on putting it in the rock garden. It should be just as cold hardy as A. comata, which survived my winter only to be killed by squirrels. 

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Posted 1 month ago 2 notes
Scientific Name - Quesnelia lateralisCommon Name - NonePlace of Origin - BrazilStatus - Not known The genus quesnelia is one of my favorite genera in the bromeliad family, and with flowers like this it’s easy to see why. Many quesnelias have beautiful blue or purple colored flowers, paired with vivid colored bracts that range from yellow to hot pink.  In my opinion, Quesnelia lateralis is one of the more interesting species, due to its interesting habit of flowering from the side, or laterally, giving it its specific name. If the plant only flowers laterally, it will survive and continue to grow, if it flowers from the center (terminally) it will die like other bromeliads, but will produce pups. Sometimes the plants will flower from the side and from the center at the same time.  I’ve had this plant for a little over a year and this is the first time it’s flowered for me. I got it from a friend in California along with some other quesnelia’s that also flowered around the same time as this one. This plant is about 15 inches tall and slightly wider, with shiny green leaves that are banded with silver underneath. The leaves have small spines along the edges and a short terminal spine that isn’t too deadly, thankfully. It’s an easy to grow plant, I give mine full sun until about 12 PM and then it gets filtered shade the rest of the day, water it about once a week and it grows just fine.  This one would probably look great mounted or in a hanging basket, especially when in flower. Hopefully it clumps well so I can have a nice flowering clump in a couple of years.  View Larger

Scientific Name - Quesnelia lateralis
Common Name - None
Place of Origin - Brazil
Status - Not known

The genus quesnelia is one of my favorite genera in the bromeliad family, and with flowers like this it’s easy to see why. Many quesnelias have beautiful blue or purple colored flowers, paired with vivid colored bracts that range from yellow to hot pink. 

In my opinion, Quesnelia lateralis is one of the more interesting species, due to its interesting habit of flowering from the side, or laterally, giving it its specific name. If the plant only flowers laterally, it will survive and continue to grow, if it flowers from the center (terminally) it will die like other bromeliads, but will produce pups. Sometimes the plants will flower from the side and from the center at the same time. 

I’ve had this plant for a little over a year and this is the first time it’s flowered for me. I got it from a friend in California along with some other quesnelia’s that also flowered around the same time as this one. This plant is about 15 inches tall and slightly wider, with shiny green leaves that are banded with silver underneath. The leaves have small spines along the edges and a short terminal spine that isn’t too deadly, thankfully. It’s an easy to grow plant, I give mine full sun until about 12 PM and then it gets filtered shade the rest of the day, water it about once a week and it grows just fine. 

This one would probably look great mounted or in a hanging basket, especially when in flower. Hopefully it clumps well so I can have a nice flowering clump in a couple of years. 

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Posted 1 month ago 11 notes
Scientific Name - Aechmea ‘Red Dragon’ Common Name - NonePlace of Origin - Unknown Status - Not threatened  This is one of my favorite plants, and I think the pictures speak for themselves! However, I’m still going to talk a little bit about this plant.  I couldn’t find much info on this plant, but it definitely has Aechmea recurvata in its blood, and is possibly a cultivar of A. recurvata or a hybrid. It has the typical recurvata shape, inflorescence, and blushing characteristic that many of them do.  Very easy to care for, they take full to part sun, tolerate my cold weather with ease. They flower in early spring and stand out in the garden, despite their small size. An individual plant is around 6 to 8 inches tall, and maybe 4 to 6 inches wide when grown hard.  View Larger

Scientific Name - Aechmea ‘Red Dragon’ 
Common Name - None
Place of Origin - Unknown 
Status - Not threatened 

This is one of my favorite plants, and I think the pictures speak for themselves! However, I’m still going to talk a little bit about this plant. 

I couldn’t find much info on this plant, but it definitely has Aechmea recurvata in its blood, and is possibly a cultivar of A. recurvata or a hybrid. It has the typical recurvata shape, inflorescence, and blushing characteristic that many of them do. 

Very easy to care for, they take full to part sun, tolerate my cold weather with ease. They flower in early spring and stand out in the garden, despite their small size. An individual plant is around 6 to 8 inches tall, and maybe 4 to 6 inches wide when grown hard. 

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Posted 1 month ago 5 notes
Scientific Name - Dyckia ‘Cherry Coke’Common Name - NonePlace of Origin - FloridaStatus - Not threatened  This is the first dyckia I ever bought, and is just now flowering for the first time. I bought it as a single pup in late 2009, and it got planted in the Rock Garden in late March of 2010. So it took almost exactly three years for it to flower! But it’s well worth the wait. I originally planted it in the middle of these rocks to help give the plant some extra warmth in the winter, and better drainage in the summer. It would probably do better unconstrained, but it will have to stay like this for now.  It’s a great dyckia hybrid, and well worth a place in your garden if you have a spot for it! Takes full sun and cold without a problem.  View Larger

Scientific Name - Dyckia ‘Cherry Coke’
Common Name - None
Place of Origin - Florida
Status - Not threatened 

This is the first dyckia I ever bought, and is just now flowering for the first time. I bought it as a single pup in late 2009, and it got planted in the Rock Garden in late March of 2010. So it took almost exactly three years for it to flower!

But it’s well worth the wait. I originally planted it in the middle of these rocks to help give the plant some extra warmth in the winter, and better drainage in the summer. It would probably do better unconstrained, but it will have to stay like this for now. 

It’s a great dyckia hybrid, and well worth a place in your garden if you have a spot for it! Takes full sun and cold without a problem. 

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Posted 1 month ago 12 notes