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A recent addition to the collection. In the last couple of years it has been cold-hardy and vigorous, flowering reliably in the summer.
It comes from the south east corner of Brazil. Macquarie University says: "Aechmea gamosepala is an epiphytic bromeliad, one of many species characterised by tightly interlocked leaves forming a well with the potential to capture and store water and nutrients, as well as host a great diversity of invertebrates which in turn benefit their hosts by contributing nitrogen to their aquatic habitat. This bromeliad is a native of the Atlantic Rainforests of southern Brazil, from the state of São Paulo south to Rio Grande do Sul. For decades, much has been said about the destruction of the Amazon rainforests, but in Brazil, the coastal Atlantic Rainforests, or Mata Atlântica, have been under vastly more pressure than the Amazon. The Atlantic Rainforests extend from Brazil, to Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina, and include a great diversity of tropical forests, including coastal mangroves, low forests on coastal dunes, dry forests, semi-deciduous forests, rainforests and even high-altitude shrubby grasslands. " |
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| 27th August 2022 | ||
