Blogging in Myrtle Glen

Bromeliads are one of my favorite plants, this one here is Billbergia ‘Cold Fusion’. I received it via a trade with a gardening friend.

Billbergia 'Cold Fusion'

The leaves are beautifully spotted with a toothy edge, the brilliantly pink  flower bracts are attention grabbers but sadly the inflorescence is short-lived.

close up

The still closed flower in purple and yellow will open shortly

closed flower

open flower

Bromeliad Billbergia 'Cold Fusion'

Most Billbergias are tall and tubular, and do not have the rosette shape of most well-known Bromeliads. They are easy bloomers and multiply fast.

A Bromeliad will bloom only once before it dies, but makes up for it by producing several offshoots.

I got the idea from a nursery, of course their branch was the size if a TREE loaded with huge ferns, orchids and bromeliads. And of course they had the space for it. Here is mine, a downsized version:

branch display

To see more pictures and how we did it,  go to the page ‘Just a branch‘

Bromeliad Aechmea Del Mar

Aechmea Del Mar

This bromeliad is a show stopper! the bright blue and hot pink flower spike lasts for months.
Plant it in ground or in pots, it prefers light shade.