Turface on bromeliads?

Oops, guess I missed the ID on that Cryptanthus zebrinus... I'm going to write down that name, I like that one. Maybe in the spring we can do a little trade if you like?

LOL, the Coconut planter was a gift from neighbors when they went on a cruise to Jamaica and the islands a few years ago. I watched their house for them while they were away and took care of their old lab (who has since passed) and their kitty. They knew I loved birds and at the time had about a dozen feeders around the yard. The Coconut is actually carved into the shape of two woodpeckers and they thought that I'd use it for a feeder. Instead I stuck the Brom in it, LOL.

This shows the back side of the coconut and the woodpeckers:

That is very pretty, and a fantastic idea :).. If the little guy increases, I'd love to trade. It has grown since I got it. It was sold as a terrarium plant, but I think the light in my setup wasn't strong enough, so I tucked it in the the pot of a majesty palm sitting in a sunny spot, kind of protected, but getting dappled sunshine. I need to research how much light makes them happy.

Yes Lin, it's the same Aechmea. They have a wide range of color depending on their care. I have a group in full sun that gets mostly orange, and some shade grown ones that are more green.

Jsmom's striped Earth Star looks like Cryptanthus zonatus 'Zebrinus'.

your colonies look like Cryptanthus bivittatus on the left, and I think Cryptanthus bromelioides on the left.

The coconut noid needs to get a flower for ID; looks like it has previously, can you describe the flower?

You may see a pup on your Cryptanthus by next summer, but even if you don't, I will gladly share a couple of mine with you in spring!

Here is a Cryptanthus colony growing on moss covered lava.

That is so cool!

Lin, I'll have one for you, if possible. The lady I got this from is pretty neat, she loses plants, and forgets the names, and is just human. I like to keep in touch with her. I was supposed to get some stuff from her this spring anyway.

No rush ... I keep saying I have way too many plants and need to downsize! That lady sounds a bit like me ... labels fade and my old brain has faded too! I'm always forgetting the name of plants!

Neoregelia marmorata.

Wow ... another beauty! These pic's could get me hooked on another type of plant but alas, I have no more room, LOL.


Neoregelia Fireball x something or other ...

edited to correct spelling!

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Guzmania sanguinea.

An unknown

Oh, I really like the Guzmania sanguinea! Nice colors!

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Well, I have to say I'm glad I got the brom pups. I'll be a good mommy and let my son water the cups with rainwater. I'll make sure the soil is well draining enough to handle it, or add more bark. I am leaning toward putting them in a western exposure, unless you think they would like southern. If we do really well with these, I will probably be on a hunt for more :).

And I know that you can always find room for one more plant, even if you have to stack them, lol.

Nice Lin! How large are they?

Here is Guzmania lingulata var. minor, Orange Star.

A year ago my husband devised a system for me to be able to hang plants. I had a bunch of the wrought iron plant brackets so he hung those along two sides of the pool enclosure and bought the steel poles used for chain link fencing, capped the ends with pvc caps and painted everything brown to match the color of the aluminum. It gave me much more space for my hanging plants.

My Brom's aren't real large at all. If I did acquire the huge ones from my sister I have no idea where I'd put them as they would have to be in containers. I don't think they'd survive winter in the ground here.

This is another unknown

Guzmania monostachia, Striped Torch.

Very nice colors Lin. I think some of the noids maybe types of Guzmanias.

Thanks Dave! I don't know a Vriesea from a Guzmania from a Neoregelia! Someone on here identified my Neo Zoe and also the Fireball cross. My noid plants came from (I think) Home Depot garden center. There are so many hybrids out there that it's tough to tell what's what sometimes.

So you really can stack them. I see plants going in the betweens, hanging lower. That makes for a very nice view, too. How big of a planter would the big broms need?

Ah, what lovely bromeliads you have, Dave. If I ever visited Hawaii, I would probably never want to leave.

I am supposed to be spraying my plants, and still haven't gotten the gumption. I'm gonna do it though. There is a fire in there so the foliage won't stay wet for too long. And the plant room will look like a train wreck until I get it done... I think I can...

Did giancarlo just stop being a member or something else?

:( Armando/Giancarlo passed away about 1 1/2 years ago. He was such an asset to DG, knew a lot about Aroids and was such a kind and talented man. He is missed by many.




LOL re: the layering of plants! One area I didn't show under a covered deck has a pole with plants hanging from plants, hanging from plants, hanging from plants! ^_^

Oh, it must be cold in Kentucky if you have a fire in the fireplace. We have been having very pleasant weather here with temp's in the upper 70's during the day and low 60's at night ... this next week is supposed to be back to the low 80's. We have a fireplace but it rarely gets used.

The climate is very favorable to Bromeliads here.

This is an unusual one, Tillandsia dunbarii.

That's what I thought, and it made me cry and I never met him but have enjoyed so many of his photos. I just always thought, wow, he lives in a beautiful world... How very sad.

We primarily heat with a woodstove, now. With gas heater as a backup. It is just a little chilly tonight, actually we are in a little warmup, but I want to spray and needed the foliage to dry quicker.

I wondered about hanging pots from pots, too, like a rope hanger that hugged around one pot and gave a loop for the next. I did it with a coco-fiber wire basket. The wire was strong enough to support another basket underneath, so I stack the achimenes, lol. and then had a planter on the ground underneath, so no wasted space there, lol. You could probably suspend some kind of hangers and run another rung of fence tubing, if you needed more growing area. Not that I'm encouraging you, tee hee.

Yes, my husband said he could run the same pipes at a lower level if I wanted him to but I didn't want it to be overkill, LOL. And, if I had that much more space for hanging baskets I know it would fill up quickly! When my husband retires in the next 5-7 years years we will be downsizing, selling this house and traveling. So, when that time comes I will be donating many plants to our little local Botanical Gardens, and giving others away!