Bromelia sylvicola - BRBS Meeting (200708)

Short lived flowers.

Flowers.

Flowers.

Anthesis approaches.

Seed pods are starting to get ripe.

After 6 months, big fruit and big seeds, but few of them.

Put it in a pot so I can keep it under control.

Notes: Like many species this is a selfer. I don't yet know if it makes a good pollen parent. The ripe fruit is probably edible and the smell is similar to banana. I no longer have this in my collection.