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Billbergia nutans - Queen's-Tears


Billbergia nutans - Queen's-Tears (Billbergia nutans - Queen's-Tears)

This is a blooming Queen's-Tears bromeliad at the S. D. Zoo picture taken yesterday.



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i grow these outside but they don't look this lush..

30 Oct, 2008

 

Does yours bloom Sandra?

30 Oct, 2008

 

yes but my flowers or leaves are not as big as these.

30 Oct, 2008

 

Billbergia nutans - Queen's-Tears is probably one of the hardiest of the bromeliads. By the way this plant can get much larger than this...I have seem them used as an informal hedge or barrier.

31 Oct, 2008



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