General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 inches to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 inches to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Prefers to be under-potted
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Flaming Torch
  • Bromeliad
  • Summer Torch

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Location: my garden, Florida
Date: 2018-09-08
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-07-01
Close up bloom
Location: Tampa FL
Date: 2019-09-29
Location: Hortus Camera Lapidea
Date: 2022-12-04
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: October 
Billbergia pyramidalis
Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2014-09-02
Close up of single flower.
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2019-10-08
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-07-31
Location: St. Petersburg FL
Date: 2023-11-12
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-10-17
Location: Tampa FL
Date: Sept 2017
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-08-27
Unusual for it to bloom this time of year
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-08-05
Bromeliad - Flaming Torch 006
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-10-06
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-08-01
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2019-10-08
Photo by Dinu
Location: Fred's garden in Naples, FL
Date: 9/10/11
View from above the inflorescence
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-09-30
Flaming Torch Bromeliad 010
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-09-14
Billbergia Pyramidalis 002
Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2014-10-08
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-09-29
Flaming Torch 008
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-09-28
Flaming Torch 005
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2014-10-26
At the Museum of Science and Industry
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2014-10-26
At the Museum of Science and Industry
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-08-23
Location: Fred's garden in Naples, FL
Date: 9/10/11
Sideview of the inflorescence
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-07-31
At the base of an oak tree with other assorted bromeliads.
Location: Fred's garden in Naples, FL
Date: Monday, Sept. 12th, 2011
Climbing up and around a tree
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-08-04
Bromeliad - Flaming Torch 003
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-08-04
Bromeliad - Flaming Torch 004
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-09-13
Billbergia Pyramidalis 001
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-09-12
Location: Tampa FL
Date: 2019-09-29
Individual flower
Location: Fred's garden in Naples, FL
Date: Monday, Sept. 12th, 2011
a bed of pups
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-09-11
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Is this photo in the correct location? by plantladylin Jun 9, 2016 11:07 AM 4

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