Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Bromeliads and succulents coexist happily together in Tampa , 1 by weed_woman

weed_woman wrote:
Hi Sue,
Tell me about it! I've done a bit of gardening for a lady with a large Bromeliad collection and always wear long sleeves and pants as it was very painful the first time I went. Quite alot of them have sharp edges eh? I've been able to get a nice collection going, but as yet don't have all the names. Sometimes I'm lucky enough to stumble accross one the same in a nursery, but it drives me insane when the lable says, "Bromeliad spp." Grrrr!
This Bromeliad I suspect is a Bilbergia. It is quite large with a narrow vase and is slow growing. This is the first time it has flowered since moving here and replanting it 6 years ago! Maybe it will reproduce a bit faster now that it has flowered.
Sue