Flaming Torch Bromeliad by Kaye Menner is a photograph by Kaye Menner which was uploaded on April 25th, 2017.
Flaming Torch Bromeliad by Kaye Menner
My close up or macro photograph of a fresh blooming bright red Bromeliad.... more
by Kaye Menner
Title
Flaming Torch Bromeliad by Kaye Menner
Artist
Kaye Menner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
My close up or macro photograph of a fresh blooming bright red Bromeliad.
[From Wikipedia]
Billbergia pyramidalis, commonly known as the Flaming torch, is a species of bromeliad that is native to Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, the Lesser Antilles and Cuba. It is reportedly naturalized in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
They are adaptable, growing well as a terrestrial or epiphytic plant. When on the ground, they quickly create large clumps, and when planted at the base of a tree, they slowly will climb the trunk. The flowers on an individual plant last less than one month, but nearly all of the plants will come into bloom at the same time in the late summer and in some latitudes, they bloom more frequently.
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of 51 genera and around 3475 known species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana.
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Bromelioideae
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April 25th, 2017
