Im very pleased to present to you my photos from the day I spent at Tropiflora Nursery Florida in January 2020. Feast your eyes on possibly the most amazing Bromeliad collection in the world. They need that Caution tape! Luckily I was allowed to pass it.  Wow, Whopping Inflorescence!! Tillandsia funkiana x dasyliriifolia Tillandsia beutelspacheri springs to mind. Tillandsia 'Stupendo' 'Houston' x leonamiana Tillandsia intermedia,  Tillandsia 'Nugget' crocata x duratii a nicew Orthrophytum Please enjoy these beautiful images. I had the time of my life seeing these plant ..read more

I know its a bit late but Happy New Year to all my customers. Its such a great time of year for people who grow plants, with the coming spring and dreams of beautiful looking Bromeliads in the summer sun. Here are a few pictures in late November as I was bringing plants back into the pollytunnel for the winter.   ..read more

Here are some beautiful plants ive put In support of my favorite local place over the last two years. Penzance Gallery Prized specimen. Deuterocohnia. Ive seen alot of plants, and potted plants, this one is a beauty!   ..read more

Botanical Bromeliad Art I have collected these beautiful botanical art illustrations of Bromeliads. Im very pleased to be able to share these with you here. I hope you enjoy them. The names given are those that are on, or have come attached to the images. And comments, under each picture. The label on this says T. pityrophyllum. T. ionantha Tillandsia lindenii or Lindens Tillandsia. There is a great post about this plant (and many many others) by Derek Butcher on Bromeliads Australia page Above. Another great artists dipiction of Tillandsia xiphioides. Tillandsia recurvifolia. Recurved lea ..read more

On this day in Florida with my wonderful hosts, Joe and Betty we visited Fakahatchee Reserve.  I will start with some photos and add/update text as i go along.  The trees were covered in Tillandsia fasciculata, in stretches along the roadside especialy as we drove through the swampy areas.    Images above and below. I think this is Guzmania monostachia, native to Florida, i'am told a variegated form has been found in these swamps. But im not getting in there with all those Aligators! Above is a leaf-less Orchid, Joe knew these plants were growing around here and that t ..read more

I just love growing Bromeliads. I enjoy growing the plants well until they look at their best - their full potential. Its not always easy.  Here is  Neoregelia 'Big O' A wonderful small (but chunky) growing hybrid of N. 'Damask Rose' and N. olens. And comes to us from Lisa Vizant in Hawaii. From the BSI Cultivar registry ''In strong light, lime green leaves heavily spotted/ splotched reddish brown and a rosy red nest at blooming'' I will have a few pups of this for sale in the spring 2023 ..read more

Another fantastic Aechmea nudicaulis. This one is a wild collected form found by Rafael Oliveira near Sao Fidelis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. This plant is tall and thin and has speckled and silver-banded leaves on bronze green base colour.   ..read more

Aechmea nudicaulis 'Frosty The Snowman' seed parent Aechmea nudicaulis var. aequalis. Pollen parent Silver Streak naudicaulis. Other seedlings from the same grex include 'Candy Cane' and 'Santa Calaus'. It is a wonderful Aechmea hybrid from Liza Vizant in Hawaii. It shows the characteristic indents on the leaves that all Aechmea nudicaulis varieties have. It is heavily banded in silver streaks and has a great habit.  ..read more

Still on my 4th day in Florida. We stopped off to get some refreshments at the Famous Robert is Here, Rare and Exotic Tropical Fruit store where you can purchase such delights as Canestel (Egg fruit) Carambola (Star fruit) Jack fruits and Guanabanas (Sour Sop) Sapote and Sapodilla. Then to our second nursery of the day an Orchid nursery called R.F. Orchids. In Homestead. (First 3 pictures) Set in beautiful landscaped gardens this multi award winning 50 year old nursery was breath taking.  Below, a giant leaved Orchid Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis.  Everybody must love Vandas. These orc ..read more

 A beautiful large growing Neo, with green blotches on a red background.    ..read more