Burghardt took everyone's breath away last year by incorporating giant-sized orange bromeliads, Aechmea blanchetiana, into the circle in front of the Andrews Visitor and Education Center.

Aechmea blanchetiana is a mouthful to say. This plant, however, is memorable with its brightly colored leaves and flowers. You’ll be sure to remember it if you grab the spiny leaves the wrong way.

I do at times kill bromeliads from watering too little, watering too much, or giving them too much sun; they also sometimes die for no apparent reason. “I use the epiphytic Tillandsias to add ...

There are so many bromeliad varieties that it’s hard to make sense of them all until collector Bryan Windham breaks it down into two primary types: Terrestrials that require soil ...

I do at times kill bromeliads from watering too little, watering too much, or giving them too much sun; they also sometimes die for no apparent reason. “I use the epiphytic Tillandsias to add ...

I have had a clump of gerberas growing for two decades in afternoon sun. Even in the hottest weather, they never need to be soaked more than once or, on rare occasions, twice a week. 3.

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