Billbergia

Family Bromeliaceae. Native to Central and South America and the Antilles. About 55 species occur in the wild. Species that have become popular as houseplants are fairly undemanding.

Billbergias originate from areas with a pronounced dry resting period. Therefore, they prefer a slight temperature drop in winter and a watering regime so that the soil does not dry out completely. For plants with a pronounced leaf funnel, water should not be left in the rosette during this period.

Billbergia pyramidalis - a terrestrial plant with a small number of leaves forming an elongated funnel-shaped rosette. Leaves are broadly linear, pointed at the tip, about 60-80 cm long and 5-6 cm wide, bright green; the bracts are dark red with a toothed margin. Flowers from mid-spring to mid-summer.

Billbergia nutans - an epiphytic plant forming an elongated rosette of numerous narrow leaves. Leaves are linear, tapered at the tip, up to 60-70 cm long and about 1-2 cm wide, with spines along the edge. Leaves are green and acquire a reddish or bronze tint under stronger light. The thin long flowering stem is drooping, with pink bracts. Blooms in winter.

Billbergia magnifica - an epiphytic plant with an elongated, sparse rosette of several leaves, linear, pointed at the tip, dense and stiff, with sharp spines along the margin, up to 70 cm long and 6-8 cm wide, bluish-green with pale transverse stripes on the outer side of the leaf. Flowers are gathered in a loose drooping inflorescence with bright pink bracts and floral leaves. Blooms in summer.

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