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Comments (10)Hi all, Bromadams, those seedlings are to the best of my knowledge, Neoregelias. I say to the best of my knowledge as I didn't make the cross, I think it was made by ants; but I only have Neoregelias growing in that shade house. Avane, yes there are two nice little albo-marginated plants, but they grow oh so ...S L O W... compared to their brothers and sisters in that box who are all the same age. As to the parents, well I don't know who the pollen parent was and to the best of my knowledge I suspect the seed parent was a sport, but I won't say any more at this point as I want to take some more pic's and start another thread in which all will be revealed. There has been a fair bit of discussion about variegation and transmitters in past posts and it seemed, quite a lot of interest, so I have a lot of questions for Lisa her panel of experts re. transmitters and the results of subsequent crossings with offspring from this particular parent (which I made this time as well as the ants). But just to keep you guessing, here is a pic. of a pup (just starting to colour up) from the mother of those seedlings: All the best, Nev....See MoreYour best Billbergias
Comments (14)It's good to see the dear old bills getting some exposure. Great clumps in those trees Andrew - in fact lots of great pics from everyone. I LOVE that Incendiary Delight Gonz. It made me look up that word in a dictionary. Incendiary = tending to stir up conflict or controversy. Ha! Good name! Winter - I agree with Dennis and Andrew about them taking a little while to get going, but they root happily (!) to branches and look good as single specimens or in clumps. I like the way growing them epiphytically shows their form off well. Here are some of mine in trees. My very favourite alfonsi-joannis. It roots quickly and is very tough - but soooo slow growing. horrida v. tigrina Doreen Johnston amoena red form macrocalyx Pink Champagne Platinum Ralph Graham French Red Raven sanderiana brasiliensis Murial Waterman Rubro-Cyanea Santa Barbara unknown - any suggestions?? Domingos Martins Cheers, Kerry...See Moreanyone growing Billbergia 'Strawberry'?
Comments (10)It'll be well worth the wait though...gorgeous color on that plant! My Ralph Graham French went through the same thing. I removed a pup when it had only one, thinking it would prompt it to make another. The parent went on about its merry business, grew larger, bloomed....NO PUPS! Then it started to decline, and I thought, Oh Oh.....but suddenly, one day I looked and there they were, not one but 2 pups!!!!! SO now I have 2 pups, immature, and a parent that is almost decayed away!...See MoreThe Big Haul - Part 2 continued
Comments (18)Karen ... Thanks for the followup. I think Paul established they are both schneideriana. My question still is how does one differentiate between the two blooms: one red, the other flesh tone? Are there two names to differentiate these two? Bragu ... Spank, spank! You actually frightened me for a second there. I thought you were describing a succulent disease before I realized you were joking. Go ahead and laugh ... I did! I'm really not that bad. My C&S collection is contained to one baker's rack and one small table on the front porch ... really! That's a relatively small footprint for a collector. I give a plant 2-3 years, decide whether I like what it's doing, then move on if not. I also share / give a lot of stuff away because I like keeping things proportionate to the space I have. Right now, I'm very limited. Love ... Bromeliads: I currently have about 16, all mini or medium sized. I basically keep them all in one place, like this: One day, they will look beautiful in a multi-level rock garden, along with my C&S. See Bragu, there's a method to my madness! Back to bromelias ... I've had the Neoregelia "Red Fireball" for some time. Does anyone know whether 'schultsiana' is the correct name for this one? Here, they grow on trees and are considered a 'plague.' I also have Billbergia nutans and a couple of small saw-toothed dyckia-like ones. These are the newly acquired bromeliads, one of which is a "Red Torch" ... I also recall the classification 'guzmania' but don't know what's what. I think the spotted green/white one is Billbergia "Fantasia" ... I will very likely be giving away this last one because it may be big and invasive. The pup is attached by a very thick and hard whatchamacallit. Maria Elena...See Morenancy_in_venice_ca Sunset 24 z10
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