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Mac's Bromeliads

Bromeliads need a free-draining soil if grown terrestrially. Hardier varieties may survive in heavier soil but will generally perform better in a porous medium.

Light exposure is specified below for each variety listed.

Our Bromeliads have all been grown successfully outdoors in Northland and are well hardened to our climate unless specifically stated.

Name Comments
Bromeliads THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW..we hope to have it complete in the first week or two of Feb 2012
AECHMEA  
Aechmea apocalyptica  
Aechmea 'Ann Vincent'  
Aechmea 'Blue Rain'  
Aechmea blanchetiana  
Aechmea blumenavii  
Aechmea bromeliifolia  
Aechmea 'Burgundy'  
Aechmea calyculata  
Aechmea caudata  
Aechmea caudata variegated  
Aechmea caudata var. melanocrater  
Aechmea coelestis  
Aechmea comata  
Aechmea covata  
Aechmea cylindrata  
Aechmea cylindrata Giant Form  
Aechmea disticantha  
Aechmea disticantha var. 'Schlumbergeri'  
Aechmea fasciata  
Aechmea fosteriana  
Aechmea 'Foster's Favourite'  
Aechmea gamosepala  
Aechmea gamosepala 'Nivea'  
Aechmea gracilis  
Aechmea 'Karamea Topsy'  
Aechmea lamarchei  
Aechmea 'Lucky Stripes'  
Aechmea lueddemanniana  
Aechmea 'Mary Hyde'  
Aechmea mexicana  
Aechmea mulfordii  
Aechmea nudicaulis  
Aechmea pimenti-velosoi  
Aechmea pineliana  
Aechmea pineliana var. minuta  
Aechmea recurvata  
Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii  
Aechmea 'Red Bands'  
Aechmea 'Royal Wine'  
Aechmea spectabilis  
Aechmea warasii  
Aechmea weilbachii  
Aechmea winkleri  
ALCANTAREA  
Alcantarea geniculata  
Alcantarea glaziouiana  
Alcantarea imperialis rubra  
Alcantarea nahoumii  
Ananas  
Ananas bracteatus    Red Pineapple. Smooth leafed form. Dark reddish pointed leaves. Bright red inflorescence with purple flowers. As heavy fruit ripens it turns pale yellow, edible and sweet. Pups appear prolifically around base of fruit as well as from the base of the rosette. $15.00
BILLBERGIA  
Billbergia distachya  
Billbergia 'Foster's Striate'  
Billbergia 'Hoelscheriana'  
Billbergia pyramidalis  
Billbergia pyramidalis var. concolor  
Billbergia 'Santa Barbara'  
Billbergiawindii  
Billbergia 'Vesuvius'  
Billbergia vittata  
Billbergia vittata hybrid   
Billbergia zebrina  
CANISTROPSIS  
Canistropsis billbergiodes 'Persimmon'  
Canistropsis billbergioides 'Citron'  
Canistropsis billbergioides 'Tutti-Frutti'  
Canistropsis burchellii  
   
Cryptbergia  
   
Dyckia  
   
Edmundoa  
   
Guzmania  
   
Neoregelia  
   
Nidularium  
   
Orthophytum  
   
Pitcairnia  
   
Puya  
   
Quesnelia  
   
Tillandsia  
   
Vriesea  
   
Wittrockia