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Name: Scott Tampa FL (Westchase)              ScotTi Feb 5, 2020 2:49 PM CST |
| Starting the February thread with one of my favorites. This little stolonifera type lives up to its name with the sharp spines along the leaf edges. Neoregelia 'Blackberry' |
Name: Alice St. Johns, FL (Zone 9a)          ardesia Feb 5, 2020 3:54 PM CST |
| That is a pretty one, too bad it is prickly. My skin is so thin at this stage of my life I try to stay away from plants with spines. Minds are like parachutes; they work better when they are open. |
Name: Lin Vosbury Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)          plantladylin Feb 5, 2020 7:08 PM CST |
| Love the contrast of colors on that one, really pretty! ~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt! ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! |
Name: Sherri Winter Springs, FL (Zone 9b)     sunkissed Feb 6, 2020 7:33 AM CST |
| Yummy blueberry, thanks for the Feb. thread Mr. Scott. Vriesea splendens, the two upper puppers, just let the do their thing, they're a good size now.   |
Name: Alice St. Johns, FL (Zone 9a) ardesia Feb 6, 2020 7:44 AM CST |
Sherri, love the stripes and blotches on that one.  Minds are like parachutes; they work better when they are open. |
Name: Scott Tampa FL (Westchase) ScotTi Feb 6, 2020 5:23 PM CST |
| Sherri, The V. Splendens looks great. The pups grew fast on mine and I bet they will put on a flower show this year. I snapped a few photos of this little Neoregelia for the first time today. This is yet another great hybrid by Skotak. N. 'UFO'  Nice cross-banding on the leaf undersides...  |
Name: Sherri Winter Springs, FL (Zone 9b) sunkissed Feb 8, 2020 7:47 AM CST |
| Those are very nice bands on UFO. All my mini Skotaks are coloring up nicely with these cooler nights. Vriesea splendens has been a been quite a pleasant performer, especially after killing two of them.  These aren't mine but blooming in my neighborhood where I walk. Quesnelia testudo.   |
Name: Scott Tampa FL (Westchase) ScotTi Feb 8, 2020 5:39 PM CST |
| Sherri, Skotak has produced many great hybrids and I do favor his hybrids overall. I have decided to trend down to the smaller hybrids as I believe now that I enjoy them more. |
Name: Alice St. Johns, FL (Zone 9a) ardesia Feb 8, 2020 7:20 PM CST |
I left a good number of Skotek minis at my last home.  Minds are like parachutes; they work better when they are open. |
Name: Sherri Winter Springs, FL (Zone 9b) sunkissed Feb 9, 2020 10:18 AM CST |
I agree on enjoying the smaller plants, easier to display in my small garden also, the other thing is if we do get a freeze, they're easier to move to my greenhouse.  Alice, whoever bought your house sure did get some great plants. |
Name: Scott Tampa FL (Westchase) ScotTi Feb 10, 2020 2:41 PM CST |
Want to guess what the two Neoregelia have in common?   |
Name: Gina Florida (Zone 9a) Tropical plant collector 35 years  Gina1960 Feb 11, 2020 6:41 AM CST |
| I would like to know what this is. I know its a Bilbergia LOL but I don;t know which one. I bought this back around 2003/4 from I think Tropiflora. They had it named 'Bilbergia ROSA'. I guess because of the reddish striations it gets. But as far as I can tell, there IS no cultivar called 'Rosa'. Then I thought it might be 'rosea' but the photos don;t match. It is EXTREMELY hardy. It multiplies very readily. It grows in large clumps in my yard and has seen 20F in years past without comment. It very, very rarely blooms. But one is about to bloom now. Any ideas on the ID?   Award winning beaded art at ceinwin.deviantart.com! |
Name: Sherri Winter Springs, FL (Zone 9b) sunkissed Feb 12, 2020 6:42 AM CST |
| Gina, I don't know but it is certainly not 'Rosea', I have that one and it is a tall large Billbergia. I do like the coloring of it. Scott, Top plant looks like Grove's Red Tiger  Not sure about the bottom plant...Do tell. |
Name: Gina Florida (Zone 9a) Tropical plant collector 35 years Gina1960 Feb 12, 2020 6:49 AM CST |
| The bloom is almost out I retake a pic Award winning beaded art at ceinwin.deviantart.com! |
Name: Scott Tampa FL (Westchase) ScotTi Feb 12, 2020 3:29 PM CST |
sunkissed said: Here is the top plant with the much larger Groves Red Tiger for size comparison. More information in a new informative thread that I hope to find the time to start this weekend.   |
Name: Sherri Winter Springs, FL (Zone 9b) sunkissed Feb 13, 2020 6:26 AM CST |
A. Orlandiana 'Black Beauty' close up of peak blooms A. Orlandiana 'Reverse Ensign' bloom a bit past peak, starting to seed, but this is as large as both blooms got, half the size of the 'Black Beauty'.  BILLBERGIA 'Flamenco' peak bloom  |
Name: Gina Florida (Zone 9a) Tropical plant collector 35 years Gina1960 Feb 13, 2020 8:55 PM CST |
These are the blooms of ??Rosa??  Award winning beaded art at ceinwin.deviantart.com! |
Name: Sherri Winter Springs, FL (Zone 9b) sunkissed Feb 14, 2020 6:51 AM CST |
| It's surely not 'Rosea' But maybe 'Rosa' http://registry.bsi.org/?genus... I really like the bloom, very pretty, keep posting. |
Name: Gina Florida (Zone 9a) Tropical plant collector 35 years Gina1960 Feb 14, 2020 7:11 AM CST |
| Well I'll be damned. It IS ROSA. I know I had looked before and not found that it was a registered cultivar! And a Beadle to boot! Glad to know I have not had a brain fart with the name for 15 years Award winning beaded art at ceinwin.deviantart.com! |
Name: Sherri Winter Springs, FL (Zone 9b) sunkissed Feb 14, 2020 7:20 AM CST |
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