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| Billbergia speciosa, Thunb. (B. amoena, Lindl. B. pallida, Ker). Lvs. strap-shaped, connivent, and forming a tube at the base, 1-2 ft. long, somewhat spine-margined, green above and lepidote and somewhat striped on the back: fl.-cluster large and loose, drooping; bracts rose; fls. pale green or whitish, tipped with blue. Brazil. —An old and well-known species. | | Billbergia speciosa, Thunb. (B. amoena, Lindl. B. pallida, Ker). Lvs. strap-shaped, connivent, and forming a tube at the base, 1-2 ft. long, somewhat spine-margined, green above and lepidote and somewhat striped on the back: fl.-cluster large and loose, drooping; bracts rose; fls. pale green or whitish, tipped with blue. Brazil. —An old and well-known species. |
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| + | ==Cultivation== |
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| + | ===Propagation=== |
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| + | ===Pests and diseases=== |
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| + | ==Varieties== |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==References== |
| + | <references/> |
| + | *[[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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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | __NOTOC__ |