The Whole Plant
I found this on my doorstep earlier today and it is my birthday, so this was a great present. It is a Blanchetiana Bromeliad – another beauty from the rainforests of Brazil. The flower spike on this plant looks to be about 4 feet tall. These are fairly common on the Treasure Coast and they start blooming around Labor Day, I consider this a Fall color plant!
I know it seems weird thinking of a Rainforest plant as a Fall indicator, but, hey, they have fall in the tropics. The days shorten and things that are red and orange flower. Not much in the way of leaves changing color, but other things do.
The Flower
The Flower is a funky thing that makes me think of crustaceans, King Crab legs or something like that. Now I just need to decide where to plant this…..
The Shrub Queen 
What an amazing flower – very cool indeed, and, of course, happy birthday! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Is the common name yellow bird. I have these bromeliads. The ones in full sun turn orange…have only seen 1 bloom (stick as pictured). Lasted for mos
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I haven’t heard them called Yellow Bird, but it is a wonderful name. Those had one bloom as well, hopefully I will see another later this year.
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