Aechmea orlandiana
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Comments (6)That's a good question, Andy - even though the occasional bigeneric does have complete flowers...umm, I think. Nick - I agree the inflorescence looks pretty close to that of Ae. orlandiana, rather than a xQuesmea. The form and outside patterns of the leaves also look like orlandiana. I have never seen that type of dense dark red on the inside of the inner leaves on an orlandiana before though. NICE!!! Does the person from whom you got it know any of its history? That whole name is rather sus. K...See Moreaechmea fasciata too much of smth?
Comments (19)petrushka - I grow all of my brom's either in the garden or under shade cloth and I've always watered overhead with all of my brom's so they get water in the mix, in the leaf axils and in the central vase as well. I always water in the early morning on the rising temperature and in really hot summer weather I will mist everything late in the afternoon when the sun has gone down. They get their water in habitat from overhead, so who am I to change what Mother Nature has been doing forever. For people growing plants inside their homes, cultural methods will be different , but I have no experience with this. In the pic are Ae. fasciata rubra (front) and (at the rear) Ae. fasciata var. purpurea in flower All the best, Nev....See MoreBroms for the harshest sunny spot
Comments (10)Hi John, Yes I agree with all of Andrew's and Nev's advice, and yes 'Aztec' and all similar "Mottles" type neo hybrids are very hardy and will be fine. One thing to be careful and mindful of is also the heat coming off the rocks in our midday summer sun. With the Ampullacea mini types, just watch the midday heat doesn't zap them and dry out their water supply too fast. Some of these also don't like the harsh cold and frost in winter, so plant them under large plants or it rock niches maybe ? Definitely get as many plants as you can in soon or before the spring sun starts in force, so they gradually get used to the increasing sun and heat change. Don't leave it too late when it's getting hot, otherwise the temperature change may shock/burn many of them. I have a number of pebble gardens over in West Auckland that get this full summer sun and to add with what has already been suggested, I've found that Neo's spectabilis, 'Noble Descent', 'Guinea' and of course the smaller red Fireball hybrid types do particularly well in handling the reflective heat from the rocks and pebbles. 'Noble Descent' is of olens parentage and a great little plant that you should definitely have on your list. It's VERY hardy and starts of quite bright kermit green/yellow (a nice contrast against most other neo colour types) and goes a nice burnt orange when mature near flowering and in full sun. Like most of the other neo's mentioned, it also pups quite well so you will have multiple plants in 2-3 years that will look great positioned in clumps. I've also had a number of Wittrockia Leopardinum's growing in hot afternoon sun (as long as you acclimatise it slowly) which look nice too if you want another larger plant with a bit of a different look. They may also do a bit better and be more stable planted in the ground like the Alc's though, as they can get quite large. Hope that helps with some more ideas...and look forward to seeing a photo maybe when it's done ! Cheers, Graeme...See MoreNon-Fading Bromeliads
Comments (5)Hi Anna There again you need very bright light for those 2 Aechmea's. When you say fading do you mean the plants were of good colour before you got them & then they 'faded' after you have grown them at home for a while. Several reasons: Neo's get a very bright coloured centre as they enter the flowering stage (red, pink, purple, blue etc.) when the plant finish's flowering it begins to produce 'pups' by this stage the bright coloured centre begins to fade, this is natural. If you are referring to plants that have 'brightly coloured foliage (red, purple leaved neo's etc.) & the colour is 'fading' to greenish, you need to increase your light intensity, maybe try some full sun for part of the day. You may be over fertilizing also, but this will burn out & the colour will return. Try & improve that light intensity for Neo's etc. however as you have found, Vriesea's are good for moderate light, as are Guzmania's. Did you check for stronger lights for your terrariums, an orchid guy I was talking to, runs T50 & T80 for his orchids, however I don't feel these are bright enough for Neo's & Billbergia's. Pinkbroms...See Moreudo69
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