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Bromelia (Bromel, a Swedish botanist). Bromeliaceae. Hothouse plants, grown for the stiff form and clusters of flowers. | |||
About two dozen species of Trop. American herbs, with stiff, pineapple-like Lvs., and fls. in heads or panicles; corolla 3-parted; calyx of 3 ovate-oblong sepals. Differs from Billbergia and Ananas in technical characters, particularly in the deeper-cut calyx. Less popular as stove plants than Aechmea and Billbergia. B. bracteata and B. macrodontes of trade-lists belong to Ananas. Culture as for Billbergia, which see. Monogr. by Mez, in De Candolle's Monogr. Phaner. 9. | |||
B. longifolia, Rudge-Streptocalyx. — B. tricolor, Sanders. Lvs. 1 ½-2 ft. long, 1 ½~2 in. wide, the wavy margins creamy yellow except at the rose-red base, the central portion a glossy green. | |||
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==Cultivation== | |||
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* ''[[Bromelia laciniosa]]'' | * ''[[Bromelia laciniosa]]'' | ||
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | |||
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Bromelia (Bromel, a Swedish botanist). Bromeliaceae. Hothouse plants, grown for the stiff form and clusters of flowers. About two dozen species of Trop. American herbs, with stiff, pineapple-like Lvs., and fls. in heads or panicles; corolla 3-parted; calyx of 3 ovate-oblong sepals. Differs from Billbergia and Ananas in technical characters, particularly in the deeper-cut calyx. Less popular as stove plants than Aechmea and Billbergia. B. bracteata and B. macrodontes of trade-lists belong to Ananas. Culture as for Billbergia, which see. Monogr. by Mez, in De Candolle's Monogr. Phaner. 9. B. longifolia, Rudge-Streptocalyx. — B. tricolor, Sanders. Lvs. 1 ½-2 ft. long, 1 ½~2 in. wide, the wavy margins creamy yellow except at the rose-red base, the central portion a glossy green.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
Gallery
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photo 1
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photo 2
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Bromelia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Bromelia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)