Blooming all over town is the Billbergia pyramidalis, a bromeliad from Brazil. This grouping in my neighborhood puts on a show year after year! The Billbergia pyramidalis is an old time favorite, requiring little kindness from the gardener, repaying the space it's been given with a spectacular show of late summer flowers. It has been cultivated for about 180 years, a testament to its reliability.

David Glosser.

Billbergia Pyramidalis

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Aechmea Biflora

This Ae. Biflora bromeliad was
recently captured by Nick Mavrikas
with his cell phone camera.

The plant is from Michaels Bromeliads,
and pups are not currently available for sale,
although after the World Bromeliad Conference
it might be ready for release.

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Guzmania 'Marina'
(In My Garden)

The Guzmania "Marina"
is characterized by having
a vigorous growth habit;
variegated foliage that is slightly red at the sheath becoming cream-white at the apex of the leaf; and a compact, red-colored inflorescence with
yellow flowers.

Maureen.

Guzmania 'Marina'
(Tropiflora)