Billbergia thyrsoidea

Billbergia thyrsoidea subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Billbergia thyrsoidea, Mart. Lvs. 1-2 ft., broad-ligulate, spine- margined, concave on upper surface, green above and paler beneath, abruptly acuminate: n.-cluster shorter than Lvs., farinaceous, densely red-bracted; fls. numerous, bright red, petals reflexing. Brazil. B.M. 4756. J.F. 3, pi. 267.—Showy. Runs into several varieties, some of them with purple-tipped fls. (as vars. splendens and fastuosa, Andre, R.H. 1883:300). B. splendens, Hort., is evidently one of the forms. Species too near the next. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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