Bromeliad - Aechmea Blanchetiana 'Red' - RARE????
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Comments (6)Thanks for all the input. I think the following sounds right: Aechmea blanchetiana Aechmea rubens Neoregelia compacta Billberghia pyramidalis and some kind of Neoregelia spectabilis hybrid The purplish one is unknown but I know it orginated from Kerry's Bromeliads (Home Depot purchase)....See Moresomebody please tell me about aechmea 'yellow brazil'
Comments (4)Hi Plantaholic Doesn't look like anybody wants to talk to you on this one. How do I find your photo of Aechmea 'yellow brazil'. I'm going to take a stab in the dark for you with the hint you've given ie: leptantha. A big yellow Aechmea you're looking at could be Ae. blanchetiana, another possibility with the hint you have given is Aechmea eurycorymbus, this is a large grey/green plant with a magnificent golden/red/orange, branched spike to 2.5mtr tall (7-8ft), this plant doesn't like as much sun as Ae. blanchetiana who is a full sun loving plant & comes in red,orange,golden & green leaf forms. Hope this helps, Pinkbroms...See MoreBromeliad Society of South Florida Show '08
Comments (10)Thanks for that visual feast, Mike! I'm keen to see what precious one you won at the auction. If you keep going at this rate, I expect to soon read about your travel itinery for your Amazonian expedition! Is the "error" the Guzmania minor, instead of Guzmania lingulata var. minor? I agree with Lisa that the aechmea looks like A. Foster's Favorite. I was also very taken with the N. silvomontana - and yes, I have mentioned it before on this forum. That is one of the three relatively newly-discovered species by Filho and Leme in the N. pernambucana complex of N.pernambucana, N. silvomontana and N. gigas. Leme officially described them in "Fragments of the Atlantic Forest of Northeast Brazil" (published April, 2007). They grow near each other (Pernambucano region, Northeast Brazil), and apparently at the time Leme "discovered" them (2000 and 2001), he was unaware that N. carcharodon and its variants had already been discovered, named and circulated. He does make reference to its affinity with N. carcharodon. There has been much debate about this complex of neos amongst a few enthusiasts here in Oz. I wonder about where N. Macho (R.L.Frasier) and N. carcharodon Tiger and Rainbow fit in the (new) scheme of things? Unc Derek says the true carcharodon must have white flowers. Here are a couple of pics I took at Olive Trevor's nursery of her recently imported N. pernambucana. I don't know from whom she imported it. Leme says of the complex, that they more closely resemble a wittrockia than a neoregelia. Just stunning! N.pernambucana pup And just to confuse the issue, here is a pic of what Olive thought was N. carcharodon Rainbow, but is not like those so named that I have seen on this forum, or elsewhere from O.S. It is now believed that this could be N. gigas, but it was imported into Oz by John Buchanan in the early 80s, as just N. carcharodon. I think I'll be studying that book more closely tonight! The photos in Filho and Leme's book of N. silvomontana do look the same as that magnificent specimen photographed by Mike. Does anyone else know more about this issue? Cheers, Kerry...See MoreWhy do we love Bromeliads?
Comments (16)Hi All and Kristen, An interesting question; Why do we love Bromeliads? I'm an avid plants collector since i was very young. I first collected plants when i was in high school. The first one who introduced me into world of plants is my father. He loved and grew a lot of orchids before I was born. I grew together with orchids. My father brought me to everywhere he enjoyed with orchids. I've absorbed his inspiration. Begined with caladium, a beautiful colourful aroid still popular in Thailand but difficult to keep. Then orchids, cacti&succulents , palms&cycads , anthuriums , others and the last bromeliads. About bromeliads, I went to plant market many years ago and found a small red plant hanging from a basket. It was very nice. I asked the seller what it was. He said it was a bromeliad. I bought it and took it back. I didnt know much about this plant. I searched for the information and found and interesting source of these plants. After I joined BSI, my world of bromeliads is opened. There are a lot to learn. I found that bromeliads are plants that easy to care, less pests, less disease, need less attention and less fertilizer. In particular they are beautiful year round, has so many colors and forms. And also after joining this forum I found that there are so many lovely people around the world has the same thing and willing to share their knowledge. ;-) Thats why I love bromeliads Cheers Yong...See MoreLisaCLV
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