ID help

On my honeymoon in April we went to the SUgar Mill botanical gardens in Daytona and they have a honor system where you leave a suggested donation in the box and you can take some of the "extra" plants home. Well I found a bromeliad that was fairly large, spineless and had soem offshoots so I got it. I have since mounted it in my private tree and it is doing quite well ( it was in rough shape when I got it so I am assuming that's why it was taken off display)... It has not bloomed yes and i am lost as to what it could be. Any ideas?

Hi Chubby Doll, it could almost be anything, but you have narrowed it down because it is spineless. It MIGHT be a Bilbergia pyramidalis, but thats a leap in the dark. The offsets look healthy, so you should get a bloom in the next 12 months. Mine usually bloom in late winter.
Keep us posted as to what you get!
Sue

This message was edited Oct 12, 2008 6:28 PM

If it's truly spineless it can't be a Billbergia. Let's see when it blooms...

Dave.