OT but wanted to share

Last night DH and I had to go to Walmart for some supplies we needed in the move. While I was there I decided to walk through the garden section but it was closed since it was the middle of the night. But they had this one little section where they did have some plants and you will not believe what I got. I got these two beautiful plants that the tag call Hawaiian plant. I'm not sure if that is its real name but they were so beautiful. So I just had to have them. And I was selfish. I bought both of them. I just happened to have some money which is unusual but this time I did. So both of these beauties are mine. I also got a fern that I had one like a couple years ago and have never found since. It will go in the terrarium. And I got a Moses in the Cradle. It was the only one too. So here are a few photos of what I got. The first one is of the Hawaiian plant that is not quite as big and not as pink. But it is still beautiful.

Jesse

Editted to say that the tag says Pineapple plant.

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Here is the other one that has more pink in it.

Jesse

Editted to say that the tag really says Pineapple Plant.

This message was edited Jul 10, 2006 6:02 AM

Here is the fern. I'm not sure what kind it is.

Jesse

Here is the Moses in a Cradle.

Jesse

Beautiful plants Jesse. The first one looks like a type of Bromelaid.

Moses in a Cradle so pretty I've never had one of them WOW

And the last one is of both Hawaiian plants together. These things are huge and have very sharp points on each side.

Jesse

Editted to say that the tag really says Pineapple Plant and it says it will produce edible fruit. How odd.

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Allison, I think that you and I are both up at the same time every day. Except you are waking up and I have not gone to bed yet. LOL

Jesse

Oh my goodness Jesse you have to sleep. I went to sleep around 8 and slept half the day.

Do you all think this plant will really produce fruit? And do you think it is really a Pineapple plant? Whatever it is it is beautiful to me. I still want to get some of those Bromeliads that you got Allison. They were all so beautiful.

Jesse

Well I did a little checking and this is what I found from one website. It says

How pretty Jesse, I love them. I wonder if my WW here has any??? Well may have to go look at.....paint, yea paint, and then take a stroll thru and have a look see....Lauri

jesse don't you just love those moses in the cradles???? they are amazing and so easy to grow and share : ) mine looks like a twin of yours. thanks for sharing your beautiful plants!

jesse here is a regular green moses in the cradle with purple back. i like the one like you have best but this one is nice too.

Pretty plants, Jesse! I think I will have to have a Moses in the cradle. I love it!

Jesse your plant is not epiphytes ( growing on other plants, but receiving nourishment from the air). Your's is terrestrials ( Means growing in Earth)
Jesse there are : There are about 2,500 species of bromeliads and their all grown a little different ~
I am enjoying the most colorful of Bromelaids the
Neoregelia. Check out some pictures of Neoregelias
http://www.fcbs.org/pictures/Neo.htm#a
For example Neoregelias and Cryptanthus true terrestrials ( Means growing in Earth)
Though a few varieties of Cryptanthus are saxicolous ( Means growing in soil pockets among rocks)but no Cryptanthus have ever been observed growing as epiphytes ( growing on other plants, but receiving nourishment from the air).
Now an exception to the Bromelaid family not watered by vase are the tillandsias . Most tillandsias are epiphytes (plants that derive moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and capable of living without soil),
Your plant Jesse is not tillandsias . It needs soil. The buyer where I got mine pretty much reccomend a soil-less mixture like Av's use !
There are about 2,500 species of bromeliads. They are very hardy plants and with minimal care, take care of themselves.
Most bromeliads like indirect light, and some can tolerate full Sun. Bromeliads are mainly tropical plants, but they are highly adaptable to different climates and applications. Bromeliads are easy to care for. As with all houseplants, watering, soil, light, humidity, and air circulation are necessary elements for healthy bromeliads.
They also say Sparse watering causes air pockets in the medium, which weakens the plans roots in search of moisture.

Your's looks some what like Neoregelia Tricolor Perfecta but for me I have a hard time telling as there are so many ... Look at these. http://www.fcbs.org/pictures/Neo.htm#a

Well I agree with you on that Allison. I bought it thinking it was a bromeliad. Then I looked at the tag and it said Pineapple Plant. So that got me very confused. Then I read on that site that pineapples were bromeliads and that got me even more confused. So what do I have? Here is a photo of the tag so you can see what it says. I think it is wrong but I want to know what I really have. Come on you bromeliad experts. I know we have some here. What do you all think? I hope you can read the tag. And if you look at the photo on the tag, it looks nothing like my plant.

Jesse

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/605603/

Jesse Lorry bought one and someone gave it a name of " Ananas Comosus variegatus"

You can see her's here in the brom forum

VERY pretty! I have no more room LOL

Janis

They grow well outside Janis !

It is a bromeliad, it is a pineapple plant.
Pineapple plants *are* bromeliads!

The 'Hawaiian Plant' is just a common name sales gimmick thing.

You've got a variegated pineapple plant, and they're hard to find, girl!
I've checked them out on ebay many times in the past and they always go pretty high.

Good for you!

Your fern is Adiantum raddianum , (I think....it's an Adiantum for certain) one of the "Maidenhair Ferns" ....this one needs lots of warmth and lots of humidity....don't ever let it dry out, but don't let it sit 'wet', either.

Nice score!!

Those are beauties!

MsC

Thanks everyone. I am not normally greedy but I just had to buy both of them. I have the perfect spot for two matching plants and did not know what to put there. Now I do.

I don't think this is what Lorry has because mine has very sharp spines up and down each little "arm" and hers do not look like they have sharp spines. I think they are actually more like little teeth. But it is a beauty.

Jesse

Nan, do you know the best way to care for a pineapple plant? I want to make sure they both stay looking as good as they do now.

Jesse

I was doing some research and this is what I found. I tried to use the quote box feature but could not get it to work. So here it is.

"Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) is a large family of flowering plants native to the tropical and warm temperate New World. The family includes both epiphytes, such as Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides, and ground plants, such as the Pineapple Ananas comosus. Many bromeliads are able to store water in a "tank" formed by their tightly-overlapping leaf bases. However, the family is diverse enough to include the tank bromeliads, grey-leaved epiphytic Tillandsia species which gather water only from leaf structures called trichomes, and even a large number of desert-dwelling succulents."

Jesse

This helped me out because I could not figure out if the pineapple was a bromeliad or not.

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The main thing, Jesse, is to give it the brightest light possible if you're growing it indoors.

I've never owned a pineapple brom, (have others, though) so can't say for sure if they have that 'center cup' (you'd know by looking at yours).
Some folks might disagree, but if growing it indoors I don't recommend filling that center cup with water...just water it's roots, and even then keep it on the dry side.
It won't hurt to mist the 'cup' a bit, though.....that's what I do.

Seems that other broms that I've grown indoors here that I've filled the center cup have died. I don't do that anymore...just water the roots and mist the cup, and my broms are doing well.

When I put them outdoors during the hottest part of the summer, though....I do let the rain fall and stand in the center cup.

Jesse I think your's is also along the line of a Hawaiin Vriesea hybrid .
There are about 2,500 species of bromeliads
http://www.bromeliadworld.com/informationPage.asp?whichOne=2

Thanks for the link Allison. It was very informative. I like learning new things about my plants.

Jesse

Your welcome. I am learning new things too ! We have had some
different type bromelaids growing in our garden beds for years and love them ! Now i have fount more with all these pretty colors
and fallen in love. And their easy care !

I love my pineapple plants. They are so pretty but I think they need more light. It is raining today but I might put them outside for a little bit tomorrow until I can fix up some lighting for them.

Jesse

Just wanted to give you all an update as to the name of the pineapple plant. It is Ananas bracteatus. Here is the link if anyone is interested. http://www.charlies-web.com/bromeliads-alphalist/tex1052.html

Jesse

I love it Jesse ! I am enjoying a few Bromelaids some we have had about 5 years or so and some newer some given by friends ! I am really liking them. Thanks for sharing !

Jesse,

Good find and what a nice plant. Let us know if you grow pineapples.

Susan