RE: 20-year Bromeliad
Lovely, Jim.
Lynda
Zone 7 - West TN
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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of james singer
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:20 AM
To: Garden Chat
Subject: [CHAT] 20-year Bromeliad
I have an Aechmea fasciata bromeliad that I rescued from St. Anthony
Publishing when I pretended to work there. That was 20 years ago. Since
that time, the plant has been a summer-only balcony dweller in WDC and
Bethesda, MD, and a patio dweller at a garden apartment in Sarasota
and, finally, here at Jim's Jungle. And every year it's bloomed, so
apparently it feels no ill-will toward the lackadaisical care it's
received in all these years. Here's a link to a picture of this year's
bloom. If the leaves do not look as gray as they should, it's likely
because it now lives in the dense shade of the avocado tree--and was
pretty much buried in avocado leaves until Ms. Fatma noticed the bloom
poking through the litter earlier today and uncovered it..
http://snipr.com/1ni37
Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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