Don’t forget. Membership renewal.
Please send in your membership renewals to stay on the roster.
After June, our membership rates will increase slightly — so don’t put it off for later.
In June, we will enjoy a presentation about using bromeliads in the landscape from our our LISA RINI.
Some pictures of our bromeliad-ravenous group...the autumn field trip
from top, left-to-right:
on the bus; waiting to stuff the booty in the boot; two shots of a new gnarly new plant split amongst 3 of us, to be split with a rosette going to each person - Wittrockia 'Leopardinum' > Email me photos! |
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2018 World Conference News Flash ...
The registration rate for the 2018 World Bromeliad Conference in San Diego is only $290, but it goes up to $350 on May 2nd. Act now. Details here.
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 |