Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Landscape broms in my yard, 1 by gothqueen

gothqueen wrote:
A couple of good ones for pretty much anywhere in FL are those big Porteas that get the pink blooms (but they too have absolutely wicked spines), The "fingernail" Neoregelias (Neo spectabilis), variegated Ananas, Aechmea recurvata, Puya alpestris, Bromelia balanse (Heart of Fire) but watch where you plant them, they grow into huge thickets and have...you guessed it...wicked spines!

Here are a couple more photos of a few of mine