Bromelia

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Cultivation

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Read about Bromelia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Bromelia (Bromel, a Swedish botanist). Bromeliaceae. Hothouse plants, grown for the stiff form and clusters of flowers. About two dozen species of Trop. American herbs, with stiff, pineapple-like Lvs., and fls. in heads or panicles; corolla 3-parted; calyx of 3 ovate-oblong sepals. Differs from Billbergia and Ananas in technical characters, particularly in the deeper-cut calyx. Less popular as stove plants than Aechmea and Billbergia. B. bracteata and B. macrodontes of trade-lists belong to Ananas. Culture as for Billbergia, which see. Monogr. by Mez, in De Candolle's Monogr. Phaner. 9. B. longifolia, Rudge-Streptocalyx. — B. tricolor, Sanders. Lvs. 1 ½-2 ft. long, 1 ½~2 in. wide, the wavy margins creamy yellow except at the rose-red base, the central portion a glossy green. G.C. III. 43:261. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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