Yep - I agree with Bromaholic - Vriesea corcovadensis, a species. The photo below shows a clump of mine, in middle of pic. The flower spike going to the left is from same clump. Do you think it's a match, Brom Todd? Cheers, Kerry

Hi Tomas, in regards the Vriesea,it is not Ensiformis x fosteriana, that cross was done by the late Lou Forrest,here in Australia, i knew the man very well and grew some seed from that cross and they where nearly all identical and i think it may be the green form of Vr.fosteriana allthough normally it shows a bit more colour under the leaves; but if its grown shady then that could account for it,Vr.fost, is quite variable as a species and if x self you willget a number of variants,I did once have the green form and would like to get it again,in any case i would be inclined to label the plant as such and put a ?behind the name,part of the problem also is that people like me may cross 2 totally different forms of Vr.fost, together and finish up with a different clone alltogether but it is still a Vr.fosteriana,

Hi everyone, and a Happy New Year to you all! Bromeliation - Your plant looks like Vriesea 'Sanderiana' which is a hybrid of Vr. guttata (seed parent) crossed with Vr. Wittmackiana. See more info on the BCR site: http://botu07.bio.uu.nl/bcg/bcr/index.php?genus=VRIESEA&id=9079#9079 All the best, Nev.

Same place as always, Zach! Four Corners and southern Utah! This is the 10th anniversary of my Night Under a Rock, and when I'm at Capitol Reef I think I'm gonna walk back there one more time--haven't gone back for at least 5 years! And planning to hike the Sulphur Creek Route at Capitol Reef again too--it's my All Time Favorite thing to do in a National Park! I started going down that way in 2007, the year I slept under a rock, and had to go back the first couple years, and by then I was finding so many great things to see and do down that-a-way that I just keep going back! I start out at Cortez/Towaoc where I do a private tour at Ute Mountain Tribal Park--EVERY spring and fall! Also connect up with a couple friends I've made at the UMU Rez! Am doing my best to get a couple folks there interested in gardening--both perennials and veggies! Then out to My Rock, a/k/a My Bedroom--the only place I'm going in Utah this year, and then to the far NE corner of Arizona, Red Valley, where, last spring I found a (fully modern!) Navajo Hogan to stay in! Last spring I got invited to Sunday dinner--where the whole family--except the two people sitting next to me--were speaking Navajo! Pretty cool! And then, for my R & R before coming back home I'm staying at a house just east of Buena Vista that's at 9,500' and is supposed to have a view of the entire Collegiate Peaks Range! It's owned by the Hogan owners, and they have another Hogan by that house! First time I've stayed there, but expecting it to be pretty nice! Next fall I might go all the way out to Bryce again! I really like that place, but it's very expensive to stay there! But it's an incredible--almost unbelievable--place, so I might decide to splurge! When I was there in fall of '15 a woman passed out in front of me on the trail across the bottom of the canyon and I wound up "sprinting" straight up the side of the canyon on a trail called Wall Street to get some help for her! My nice relaxing hike got un-relaxing really quick--and I didn't have time to stop to see anything or take any pics on the way up (I was just trying to keep breathing--7,500'- 8,000'!), so I REALLY want to go back there again to "finish" my relaxing hike in a relaxing way! But, since September of '07, Four Corners and southern Utah have become my Regular Stomping Grounds, and if you're ever gonna be heading anywhere down that way I'd be glad to make some fun recommendations! I stay in some really cool cabins/cottages/houses everywhere I go, with kitchens, and they're often the same as or cheaper than motels/hotels! End of Hijack! Glad to hear all's going well with you--and will keep my finger's crossed that you get some of your own Real Dirt before too long--aim for next spring! Skybird