One of my New Year's resolutions is to bring Floral Friday back to my blog. In past years, I heavily documented what was blooming on Fridays, but over time, life got in the way, and in 2019, my Floral Friday posts fizzled out by April.
So today's Floral Friday — the first of 2020 — highlights ‘Queen’s Tears’ or Billbergia nutans, which is in the bromeliad family. This is my fourth year growing it. It only blooms once a year for me — in December and/or January. I basically ignore this plant and it still thrives. ðŸ¤
While the flowers are pretty unique, I think my favorite part are the pink bracts, which remind me of flamingo feathers.
It hails from South America and is considered an epiphytic plant that grows primarily on trees, but at my house, it lives in one of my lower light rooms. Since it is supposed to be easy to split and share, it is also called The Friendship Plant.
I think it might be time for me to repot this plant, since it has grown a lot since the last time I potted it up two years ago. I haven’t fertilized it, but I have seen plants with more flower clusters, so I wonder if fertilizing would help with that. 🤨 Do you grow this houseplant in your home?
I could potentially grow this outside in my zone 9 climate but never have. Your lovely photos are prompting me to think about seeking one out !
ReplyDeleteI bet it would love being outside! Go for it!
DeleteVery delicate and lovely.
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