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Our July Program

We felt like we were traveling along for ‘Roadside Bolivia’ …

Thank you Carl Carter!

We joined Carl on a trip driving an SUV 6000 miles (10000 km), sometimes on paved roads, through the highlands and lowlands of Bolivia. On the way we saw insects, birds, orchids, palms, philodendrons, ferns and even roadside cacti. However, this was not just an amble through the Andes. Tillandsias and puyas such as this (below) were the main focus of this presentation, of which Bolivia possessed many, some at the highest altitudes they can grow. He’s been there twice and explains why he wants to return.
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Puya tunarensis
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Originally from San Diego, Carl has lived in the Bay Area for nearly forty years. Formally he’s a trained chemist, but as technology has revolutionized that field he has become recognized as an electrical engineer. In the world of plants he is fascinated by epiphytes, but among bromeliads, the fascination is for puyas and alcantareas. He is a past President of the Bromeliad Society of San Francisco and President of the Orchid Society of California.


  • Home
  • Join us! Membership
  • Meetings/Events
    • Past: February 2023
    • Past: January 2023
    • Past: Oct. 2022
    • Past: Sept. 2022
    • June Show & Sale Balboa Park
    • Past: May 2022
    • World Brom Conference 2022
    • Past: April 2022
    • Past: March 2022
    • Past: Feb 2022
    • Past: Dec. 2021 Plant Sale
    • Past: Dec 2021
    • Past: Nov 2021
    • Past: Expo at SD Botanic Garden
    • Past: August 2021
    • Past: July 2021
    • Past June 2021
    • Past: May 2021
    • Past: April '21
    • past: March '21
    • past: February '21
    • past: January '21
    • Past: December
    • Past: November
    • Past: October
    • Past: September
    • Past: August
    • August Coffee in the Brom Garden
  • Past Newsletters
  • Videos
  • Join/About Us
    • 2019 Exhibition & Sale
    • WBC San Diego 2018
    • A Look Back: '17 Show & Sale
  • Bromeliad Genera
    • Alcantarea - Brazilian giants
    • Spotlight on Vriesea
    • Behold Billbergia
    • Spotlight on Neoregelia
  • Links
    • SDBS Facebook page
    • ZOONOOZ Beautiful Bromeliads [great article]
    • Bromeliad Society International
    • Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies
    • Queenlsand
    • East London
  • Growing Tips
    • Growing in San Diego
    • Water & Fertilzer
    • Potting & Soil
    • How Much Light?
    • Blog