Queen's Tears, Friendship Plant 'Mini' (Billbergia nutans)

Watch Reply
More
Mark unread Print Skip to new
htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Feb 18, 2006

Queen's Tears, Friendship Plant 'Mini'
Billbergia nutans

Queen's Tears, Friendship Plant, "Mini Form" Billbergia Nutans has blooms that look like other Billbergia nutans plants' blooms; however, they are much smaller as is the plant.

Thumbnail by htop
Post #2054190
Quote
wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Feb 19, 2006

Great photo! Very pretty flowers too, these are one of my new passions, I have just bought a variegated one, very nice!

Post #2056768
Quote
htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Feb 20, 2006

Thank you. I have never seen a varieagated one in person before. This one does not grow as large as the other types of Billbergia nutans. Mine has not developed a lot of offshoots as do the other types. I have had it for over a year and it only produced 3 pups. Perhaps it needs more light. I have it in the house near a north facing window which doesn't receive a lot of bright light except in the summer. The leaves are not as long and do not curve over as much as the other types of B. nutans. It is more "upright. I might place it outside or in the greenhouse to determine if it will then grow faster. The spines are more very stiff and when running your finger over them up the edge of the leaf, they are pretty sharp. Thanks again for your comments.

Post #2057684
Quote
wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Feb 21, 2006

Finally got back to answer! Got a pic, I got this from ebay here (a small nursery), did find a couple of others selling it, it is huge, only cost £4.50 + 1.50 carr.

perhaps I now have material for a deal with schimperiana?

Thumbnail by wallaby1
Post #2059736
Quote
wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Feb 21, 2006

Top view

Thumbnail by wallaby1
Post #2059746
Quote
htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Feb 21, 2006

What a great plant! The varigation adds sooo much to the beauty of the leaves. That was a nice price for it too. Thanks for showing it to me. I just repotted my 'Mini' and am placing it outside so it can receive more light now that the temperatures are warming up a bit after the coldest days we have had. Frozen mist and drizzle covered all of my plants in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Not much appears to be damaged and in fact the thin sheet of ice protected the plants from the 29 degree (F) low by keeping them at 32 degrees (F).

Post #2059776
Quote

Post a Reply to this Thread

Please or sign up to post.
Back to Forum Homepage

More PlantFiles Pictures Threads

Go to all PlantFiles Pictures threads
BACK TO TOP