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We're getting ready for the Fair!
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June Bromeliad Exhibition & Sale information here.
Vriesea ‘Candyman’
Big Loss [to theft!]
Last year we visited Norm Nakanishi’s gardens and saw all the wonderful plants that he grows, orchids, clivias, palms, begonias, gingers and, of course, bromeliads. You'll recall his hospitality in showing his two gardens and his willingness to sell some of his hard to find specimens. Recently, as he described it, people broke in and stole eleven of his huge cycad specimens. They were many decades old and worth a fortune. He is well known for allowing people to visit to see his plants. He is now considering what must do in future. Our sympathies go out to a great horticulturist.
The San Diego Bromeliad Society Holiday Tree 2019
The tree was given to charity this year.
Thanks to Nancy Groves for the efforts - and for the photo taken at December Nights.
Summer Picnic Recap
Many thanks go to Pam and Virginia at Bird Rock Tropicals for hosting our summer picnic. What a perfect day! The landscape was looking awesome, and we certainly appreciate the efforts to have everything looking so
tip-top. Everyone did a good job on the food, too.
THANK YOU to all who made our June Exhibition & Sale in Balboa Park a HUGE success.
It was a team effort, headed by Morlane (sales) and Juliana (exhibit). So many pitched in to volunteer it was inspiring — from sales to security! And so many folks brought in plants...
Check out the photos page here.
Last Year, at the
World Bromeliad Conference
Here are a few plants that were in the show at the World Bromeliad Conference in May of 2018 at Mission Bay Park, San Diego . . .
Vriesea 'Wild Jean' hybrid, exhibited by David Fell
Dyckia 'Baker's Domain'
Tillandsia ionantha, exhibited on cork bark by Dave Kennedy
clump of Neoregelia punctatissima, exhibited by Ted Johnson
Bromeliads
pronounced broh-MEE-le-ads
. . . flowering plants belonging to the plant family Bromeliaceae.
There are more than 3,000 species and hundreds of hybrids.
In a Nutshell:Bromeliads are members of a plant family known as Bromeliaceae (bro-meh-lee-AH-say-eye). The family contains over 3000 described species in approximately 56 genera. The most well known bromeliad is the pineapple. The family contains a wide range of plants including some very un-pineapple like members such as Spanish Moss (which is neither Spanish nor a moss). Other members resemble aloes or yuccas while still others look like green, leafy grasses.
In general they are inexpensive, easy to grow, require very little care, and reward the grower with brilliant, long lasting blooms and ornamental foliage. They come in a wide range of sizes from tiny miniatures to giants. They can be grown indoors in cooler climates and can also be used outdoors where temperatures stay above freezing. |
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Just a few of the many genera in the bromeliad world...
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Aechmea
Alcantarea Ananas Billbergia Bromelia Cannistrum Cryptanthus Dyckia Guzmania Hechtia |
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Hohenbergia
Neoregelia Nidularium Portea Orthophytum Pitcairnia Puya Quesnelia Sincoraea Tillandsia Vriesea |