Although I love all flowering exotic plants, my passion is collecting and growing bromeliads. I am attracted to their unusual shapes, extraordinary markings, ravishingly exotic flowers and brilliant bracts, some of which last six months. The colorful berries on some species are extraordinarily eye-appealing. In recent years, the fascinating Tillandsia. In the last few years I have become totally obsessed with conifers by creating a Conifer Wildlife Habitat.

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After growing bromeliads successfully, I decided it was time for a new challenge. Magnificent Jewels of the Plant Kingdom.

Bromeliads and orchids are the floral aristocrats of the rain forest. They display an incredible range of form and size, when they bloom, an impressive palette of extraordinary colors. These plants are native to the tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, the majority. Including the Spectacular Plants of the Rain Forest.

Can you imagine plants flourishing in the desert, sending arching sprays of fragrant flowers over their leaves, not rooted in the desert sand but perched on top of cactus? Or lovely white fuzzy grass-like plants growing happily on rock under the hot Peruvian sun, in locations where it seldom rains? These are typical members of one of the most fascinating plant groups - the Tillandsia family. Splendors of the Rain Forest. Jewels of the Rain Forest.