Right about the time the Hurricane season begins to peak, as in today! The Flaming Torch Bromeliads start to flower. Some people call these Hurricane Bromeliads for that reason. Most people call them Torch or Flaming Torch Bromeliads, the botanists call them Billbergia pyramidalis.
These are common passalong plants in Florida and possibly the most common Bromeliad in the landscape. Hardy to 20 degrees, reliable flowering and blooming in groups lasting for a couple of weeks in late summer makes this a good plant to gift a friend.
Foliage is on the yellow side of light green, making a good contrast with the bright flowers. This plant is best sited in well-drained partial shade and will happily climb trees, converting from a terrestrial to an epiphytic plant.
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The Shrub Queen 
That is interesting that the plants will climb trees. Very adaptive.
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Yes,many Bromeliads will do that.
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They do look like a torch, bet that red really stands out in the landscape.
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They are pretty in mass, and deep, deep red hot pink – with purple petals that come out later, very funky.
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Lovely, Queen.
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Gorgeous, I didn’t realise they were Billbergias. I thought they were gingers.
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Oh? Hard to tell from photo maybe 8 inches tall.
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Wow, that really is a Billbergia! There are only two here; Billbergia nutans and what I believe to be Billbergia windii. Both are rather grassy and sloppy when the get too overgrown. They are not very impressive either. I just like my Billbergia nutans because it came from a friend’s home down south.
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Yes, I thought it was a Quesnelia, so many Bromeliads though hard to keep up.
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There are some in the Los Angeles region that I do not even bother learning the names of.
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There are at least 3500 types of Bromeliads, it boggles the mind.
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yes, too many!
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Does Billbergia pyramidalis only bloom in late summer ?
I thought it could bloom at any time of the year..
And is it really hardy down to 20F ? Oo
Thanks (!)
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The B. pyramidalis is only late summer to fall in my garden. It has never gotten that cold here!
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