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Some of my bromeliads, in the Canary Islands
Verfasst: Sonntag, 20 Januar 2008, 23:43
von Carlo
Hello, I am new to this forum. I live in the Canary Islands and grow my plants outdoors. I got my first bromeliads about 15 years ago and little by little I built my own collection. I am more interested in species than in hybrids. Here are some pictures from the last two years. I hope you like them.
Carlo
Neoregelia concentrica, Aechmea triangularis. Early Spring 2006
Neoregelia schultesiana-fireball. Late Spring 2006
Aechmea blanchetiana, at the peak of summer 2007
Unnamed Billbergia... any idea? 2007
Billbergia leptopoda - January 2008
Androlepis skinneri - Late Fall 2007
Verfasst: Donnerstag, 24 Januar 2008, 16:09
von Carlo
No replies?
Some more pictures of my plants, from a friend's website (
http://palm-trees.org/ ) , who came and took pictures last Aprile, under the rain, in full splendour.
Neoregelia 'Martha McCallister'
Neoregelia bahiana
Neoregelia johannis
Neregelia concentrica, from Brazil
Neoregelia cruenta f. rubra
Verfasst: Donnerstag, 24 Januar 2008, 20:47
von Pete
Hi Carlo
Beautiful plants!
Particularly, those Neoregelias are very nice and stunning!
Best regards
Verfasst: Sonntag, 27 Januar 2008, 20:17
von Carlo
Thank you Pete, thick leaved neoregelias are probably my favourites, I get the best by keeping them in full sun but sometimes they get burned at the peak of Summer. I will post more pictures later when I will upload some more.
Carlo
Carlos plants
Verfasst: Freitag, 1 Februar 2008, 10:28
von bristow48
Nice plants it must be hard with all that sun you get there, what about wild life, do they bother you plants? I get alot of grasshoppers, that have a go at my out door plants. Just when you want to show them at club meeting. A dirty big grasshopper looking at you, with the express of whats your problem. But they make good food for my pitcher plants.
Verfasst: Freitag, 1 Februar 2008, 15:29
von Carlo
Bristow,
Bromeliads are my care-free plants. I forgot they are there until they bloom or "ask me" to divide them.
I never had problems with any wildlife. Grasshoppers at my place appear once in a blue moon, and they never fed on bromeliads.
As for sunlight, I only see problems in the hottest days of July-August. It is true they don't do well in sunnier and drier coastal Southern Tenerife, but I am closer to the mountains. It is still dry and warm, but with more cloud coverage and night dews.
Carlo
Nice
Verfasst: Donnerstag, 27 März 2008, 15:04
von Neomea
Hey Carlo
PalmsZA on the palm board here....Nice broms. I didnt know you collect aswell! I am sure we can convert you to the hybrids Neos sooner rather than later.
Dennis
Verfasst: Samstag, 26 September 2009, 20:54
von flajas
Hi Carlo, your mystery Billbergia looks like a Catherine Wilson. You have great photos. MJD
Verfasst: Mittwoch, 30 September 2009, 13:04
von Gérard Delanoy
Nice plants!