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Bizzare Bromeliad

realarch

By realarch
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Such a crazy looking brom, almost pineapple like. Well, it's started to flower and I thought I'd post a pic.

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Jeff in St Pete Grand Master

Jeff in St Pete

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That's the strangest looking bromeliad I have ever seen. Very cool!

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Tim- thats cool.. closest I've seen to a weird one I have too. I wonder if they are the same, just one always is happier in Hawaii..

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

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I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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aussiearoids

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Those small prickly handgrenade types are awesome .

That is one that Margaret Mee painted .

If it sets seeds could I have some please ?

Do not think this one is in cultivation down here .

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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realarch Grand Master

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Jeff, yeah it's really cool, like a Dr.Seuss special.

Bill, I saw this one at a friends place and he just gave it to me!

Michael, if it does seed, I'd be glad to send some. It's not a small brom either, must be close to 18" tall (457 mm), and weighs a ton.

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Gbarce Grand Master

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Wow that is grotesquely beautiful!!

May I be so bold so ask for seeds too? I really like freaks of nature.

Is that bromeliad always tall and columnar like that or did it get that way because it is in bloom right now?

Amazing. Thanks for introducing us to that weird bromeliad.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

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Its hard to gauge how large some broms are .. I thought it may be slightly smaller like this hybrid neo.

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Being from the Amazon it would be a little tropical.

Full sun may shorten leaves a little , some of the ones pictured on FCBS seem to have longer leaves .

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Well- I just snapped some pics of mine... large and toothy.. I guess not like yours. Gonzer gave me a name he thought... I have it in my records somewhere..

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Note my hand for scale...

I guess they are similar... a bit..

I think I'll put a period here.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Michael, Bill, here's a photo with a water bottle for scale. The other Brom. is an Aechmea chantinii var. fuchii, and both are in 3 gallon pots.

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Kim Grand Master

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Wow, huge! That brom has some characteristics that look so familiar, yet I'm quite sure I've never seen it before. Kind of looks like an Aechmea recurvata on steroids. Hoping for an ID from someone more knowledgeable...

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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Gonzer Grand Master

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Tim,

That's a great looking plant and I agree with Kim in that, at first glance, it looks like a recurvata that's been on the "Juice". I've not seen any specimens out here that I recall.

Michael, after looking at Ms. Mee's paintings wouldn't you think that it more resembles what was known as Aec. meeana than A. polyantha? Also, is that Neo a hybrid of pendula v. brevifolia?

 

 

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Believe that is Aechmea egleriana...

No argument there. To clarify, especially for Michael, in the book "Blooming Bromeliads" there are a couple of Margaret Mee's paintings. One of them is a carbon copy of Tim's plant, a dead-ringer. Normally paintings don't do justice for a plant's ID but if you have a chance to check out the paintings I think you might agree. I'll get a scan up later of the page.

 

 

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realarch Grand Master

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Yes the Bromeliad is Aechmea egleriana, I put the name in the title of the post and should have mentioned it along with the photo.

Gene, that is the shape of the plant and it doesn't elongate with the bloom. The plant was from seed germinated in 2006 from a very reputable grower.

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Palm crazy Grand Master

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That one is awesome, gotta love those weird Aechmea.

You should try Aechmea tocantrina also.

I love your garden too! :drool:

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BS Man about Palms

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looks right to me, the uniniated..

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Thanks Tim, that's a real beauty. :) That reputable grower knows his stuff. I got lots of help with my bromeliads.

As I said in another post, "I'm new at this."

KPL

Enjoying MY home and garden in Leilani Estates, "K.P. Lundkvist Palm Garden"

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