영하 23도 맹추위, 유리온실속 Bromeliads

 

영하 23도 맹추위, 유리온실속 Bromeliads

 

 

 

The Bromeliads comprise a very large family of some 52 genera and 2,500 recognized spices,

 

a number that is constanly growing through hybridization.  All but a single spices, Bromelia pitcairnia,

 

which comes from Senegal, are native to tropical South America and the Caribbean, are found in

 

locations that range from desert to rain forest and are both terrestrial and epiphytic in growth.

 

 

 

 

The Family Name is denrived from Bromelia, one of the largest genera.

 

Christoper Columbus is supposed to have discovered the first cultivated Bromeliad When hethe famous

 

pineapples.  Ananas composus, which on sampling he found to be "delicious and freshing to the taste."

 

 

 

 

 

Sample were brought back to Europe and eventually spread as a commercial crop to most parts

 

of the tropical world in hybrid forms.  Although pineapples are generally seen in plantations rather than gardens,

 

one cultivar, A comosus "Variegata" has handsome striped leaves with red spines along th margins and is often

 

used as an ornamental. 

 

 

 

Most Bromeliads are epiphytic, growing on trees, fallen branches and rocks without soil. 

 

One of the largest and most colorful groups is Aechmea, which has broad, fleshy leaves in a rosette

 

and striking inflorescences that rise from the centre of the plant. 

 

 

 

 

The best known member of this genus is Aechmea fasciata, often grown as a potted specimen in

 

green houses.  Other widely cultivated genera are Billbergia, Bromelia, and Neoregeelia, most of which have

 

coloured leaves or prominent flower stalks.  The genus Tillsandia is found from the southern United States to

 

northern Argentina and Chile; the leaves are usually grey and spineless, the inflorescences often in starlingly

 

brilliant colours.   one unusual Tillsandia is the so-called Spanish Moss whichlangs profusely from so many trees

 

in the American South.

 

 

 

 

The mejority of Bromelidias are propagated by offshots that develop from the base

 

of the parent plant after flowering. 

 

 

 

In Hawaii, Florida, and many parts of Central and South America , Bromeliads are used

 

effectively in gardens,  either grown on trees or rocks or in massed plantings. 

 

They are less comon in Southeast Asian gardens, especially those at lower altitudes,

 

though thery are often seen as potted specimens. 

 

 

 

They are also popular as house plants in temperate countries.

 

 

 

 

when,,,,04, January, 2013

where,,,,Hanbat Arboretum Tropical Garden

 How,,,,Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1

 

 

 

 

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