I'm glad everyone enjoys the pics. As Neonut suggested you guys do get a scewed version of the show through my eyes. I tend to favor the wide leaved more compact broms, generally speaking. Variegation doesn't do much for me either, but next time I'll try to be a bit more diverse in my photos! Stephania- I was waiting for you to ask. They actually didn't have many spinys there for some reason. I did get a picture of a small Dykia 'Yellow Glow' but it came out pretty bad. Yours look much better anyway.

Nice well grown plants, but I would have been more into seeing the original Grace Goode or other Australian hybrids. The Vriesea ospinae gruberi, Splenriets, etc. are commonly tissue cultured for massed sales these days. Well grown plants but just sort of standard for Australia, my opinion.

Gary: I am planning on being there Saturday at 10am and staying there until after 1pm or so. Looking forward to meeting you! The plants I'm bringing for sure are: Ceraria pygmaea Cotyledon orbiculata Crassula ovata monstrose Euphorbia cylindrifolia cylindrifolia Euphorbia decaryi Euphorbia fasciculata Euphorbia flanaganii Euphorbia globosa Euphorbia ingens monstrose Ibervillea tenuisecta Mirabilis jalapa Pachypodium densiflorum And the ones I'm unsure about are: Adromischus alstonii Adromischus cooperi Cissus tuberosa Dorstenia foetida Euphorbia arida Fouquieria macdougalii (no leaves, still just a "stick", but in flower) Pseudobombax ellipticum The Cissus and Psuedobombax are really nice plants, but are still pretty much completely dormant. The Psuedobombax does have a few tiny leaves. The other ones are all basically a little too small, or not quite nice enough for me to be sure. I tend to think that more is better, in terms of the overall show.

32nd ANNIVERSARY BROMELIAD SHOW AND SALE The Sarasota Bromeliad Society is hosting a Show and Sale at the Manatee Convention Center on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday April 22. The theme is Bromeliads in Wonderland Location: Manatee Convention Center, 1 Haben Boulevard Palmetto, FL 34221 (941) 722-3244 Hours: Saturday, April 21 Show and Sales 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday, April 22 Show and Sales 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday, April 20 Banquet. Cocktails 5:00 PM, dinner at 5:30 pm RARE PLANT AUCTION following banquet The show and sale features plants such as pineapples and garden style bromeliads which are generally easy to grow, require little care, and reward the grower with brilliant, long-lasting blooms and ornamental foliage. Society members will be on hand for questions and information on growing bromeliads is provided. Various bromeliads will be for sale. People shouldn't miss this opportunity to come and see the beauty of these plants even if they never plan to grow bromeliads Banquet is a Pot Luck! Bring a dish or desert to share or $10. Don�t miss The Sarasota Bromeliad Society�s biggest sale this weekend in April. Admission is $2 at the door. More information is available at www.sarasotabromeliadsociety.org