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A catalogue of Bromeliads used for various projects by - © Lloyd Godman

 

A Lexicon of Bromeliads: A resource by Lloyd Godman

Genus -Genus - Billbergia : Sub- family - Bromelioideae: Family - Bromelioideae

Blthough Billbergias produce flowers that are shot lived, they are very spectacular. These very hardy plants often have few leaves but they form in such a manner as to produce tall tubular structu res that hold deep reservoirs of water. These leaves are often dusted with silver bands, or the plant may take on an over all silver dusting. They like average to warm temperatures (60-85 degrees C, 16-30 degrees F), but some will tolerate temperatures near freezing for short periods. Many grow well as epiphytes on trees.

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Billbergia horrida Var tierina
 

Billbergia Horrida Var tierina

Photosynthesis mark in the image below has been left from a gum leaf stuck between the leaves of the plant

 

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Native distribution: This plant grows epiphytically in forests in Brazil at altitudes of 900 to 2,400 feet.

Habit: The plant received its name from the large, dark spines on its leaf margins that run the leaf lenght. It is a medium sized tubular plant, about 450 tall, and has only a few stiff green leaves with indistinct gray bands that flare slightly at the top forming a tight erect tubular shape.

 

Inflorescence: The drooping spike is erect, with rose salmon bracts and  mauve petalled flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bromeliad Work Sheet from Derek Butcher