Thank you for participating in our October 12th Meeting.
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Acanthostachys
Aechmea Ananas Androlepis Araeococcus Billbergia Bromelia Canistropsis Canistrum Cryptanthus Cryptbergia Deinacanthon Disteganthus Edmundoa Eduandrea Fascicularia Fernseea Forzzaea Greigia Hohenbergia Hohenbergiopsis Hoplocryptanthus Hylaeaicum |
Karawata
Krenakanthus Lapanthus Lymania Neoglaziovia Neoregelia Nidularium Ochagavia Orthocryptanthus Orthophytum Portea Pseudaechmea Pseudaraeococcus Quesnelia Rokautskyia Ronnbergia Sincoraea Siqueiranthus Ursulaea Wittmackia Wittrockia xHohenmea |
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January 13th's presentation [slide show] was a tour of Cape Town and a road trip on South Africa's highway 7 through the Western Cape and northward through the Northern Cape province to the Orange River on the Namibia border.
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Your humble webmaster thinks that Al Evans, our enthusiastic assistant to the treasurer, says it best:
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We saw amazing Tillandsias in flower, high elevation Puya, spectacular Vrieseas and the most incredible bromeliad Puya raimondii growing at 4400 meters, with its inflorescence of over 20 feet!
See the video here... |
Back in September ...
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July Meeting
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We have a sizeable library of bromeliad-focused videos for viewing on our Videos page. Check them out. |
Pam’s program on Werner Rau in April was engaging.
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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. |