At Walmart the two song of India plants were dried up and brown. I don't think I could have saved them. Maybe I can find one later. I have tons of plants too. In almost every room of my house the windows are covered. There is still so many more I want to collect though. To me it's the greatest hobby!

Hi again - Seeing you seem to like looking at pictures, I'll post a few more of my own hybrids, mainly because I know they haven't been shown anywhere else. I've always been interested in colour and although shape is a very important attribute in quality bromeliads especially if they are being shown; it's the colour that's always been the most important to me and I never cease to wonder at the variety of colours that can appear in plants produced from the same seed capsule. The following batch of pictures are of a random group of hybrids I have bred since I started dabbling around in hybridising. They won't be everyone's cup of tea, however I'll be surprised if there isn't at least something among them that appeals to each of you. Neoregelia concentrica x ('Charm' x 'Cracker Jack') #007 Neoregelia ('Charm' x 'Cracker Jack') x 'Lambert's Pride' Neoregelia carcharodon x concentrica Neoregelia ('Charm' x 'Cracker Jack') x Self #003 Neoregelia concentrica x 'Painted Lady' #001 Neoregelia concentrica x 'Mister Odean' Neoregelia (carcharodon x concentrica) x Self #005 Neoregelia concentrica x ('Charm x 'Cracker Jack') #002 Neoregelia ('Charm' x 'Cracker Jack') x Self #005 Neoregelia concentrica x ('Charm' x 'Cracker Jack') #005 All the best, Nev.

Crown of thorns! I found it weird looking and decided to break off one the many medusa looking arms (from my wife's home), chuck it in normal potting soil. It grows like weed... It can grow very well under direct hot tropic sun as well as filtered sun in air conditioned location.

She is beautiful. Her coloring and deafness is likely a congenital issue. It occurs more often in several different breeds (Harlequin Great Danes are on that list), and referred to as "excessive white." There's no pigment in her inner ear. My Aussie's excessive white is due to two merle Aussies being bred together (double merle - a no-no for breeders). Lola may also experience blindness in the future for the same reason. There are a lot of studies out there now, more than you could find just five years ago. Regardless of all that, I'm sure Lola will be loved to pieces and she'll adapt like most dogs do!