Bloom time!

How many pictures can you take of the same kind of blooms?
That's what I've been asking myself every time I go click-
click! This vibrant touch of colour is enough to set my
heart a-flutter!
This variety of Bromeliad is the Billbergia saundersii. Named
after the Swedish botanist Gustaf Johan Billberg, the plant
grows upright in a rosette of five to seven leaves. The centre
of the plant is like a vase and this should always hold water.
The vase also catches falling debris that decays and acts as
a food supply.

It needs little care but during the hot summer months the leaves
look dull. I feel that the markings are more pronounced when it's
about to bloom.

Early morning dew on the bromeliad looks like sugar frosting.


The largest number of Billbergia saundersii is found in Brazil
but they also grow in Mexico through tropical America.

For a plant that does not need much care, the pink bracts and the
inflorescence are eye-catching. Clearly, even if I don't post
on this again, I'll still be clicking away till their dying day!