Billbergia morelii

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Read about Billbergia morelii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Billbergia morelii, Brongn. (B. Moreliana, Hort. B. Wetherellii, Hook.). Lvs. short, 1-1½ ft., with few weak spines, wide, glabrous and green: fl.-cluster exserted and drooping, with showy, pointed red bracts, the rachis woolly; fls. with red sepals and purple-limbed petals. Brazil. B.M. 4835. J.F. 2, pl. 138.—Very showy. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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