Snow on bromeliads

16 years ago

Yesterday we've got a blizard here in Rome after 5 years again, so it was for the first time on my new bromeliads. Today I carefully checked the plants, at the moment no visible damage can be observed, the remote sensor of my thermometer that was covered with snow never dropped below +0.6Â°C, so nothing that the plants couln't cope with. Still impressive I think, enjoy.

Tomas

VR. Nova, I have called for that, more white than green :-)

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Vr. hieroglyphica and Guzmania conifera

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Ae. orlandiana

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A group

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Another group

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Some palms

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paul_t23
16 years ago
Hi Tomas,

Now that is a sight I didn't think I would see! Some nice plants and garden there - I hope they all come through OK.

Cheers, Paul
splinter1804
16 years ago
Hi Tomas,

Just viewing your amazing pic's makes me feel cooler. It's been pretty warm here with very high humidity, in fact they said on the evening news that last week for a couple of days it was 98% and higher than Jarkata.

I'm glad that's over now, as it just sucks the energy out of me when I'm out in the garden with my brom's, not vey pleasant at all.

Now it's been constant light rain for the last three days, and boy isn't everything growing (including the grass), anyway it's much better than drought.

Now back to look at your pic's some more and cool off.

Thanks for sharing, all the best, Nev.
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LisaCLV
16 years ago
Well, that's one way to get white on your Nova!

I have no experience with cold temperatures, do you really think they'll all be okay, Tomas? I would worry about Guzmanias, I always think of them as being very tropical, but I guess there are some higher elevation species that can take lower temps. Is G. conifera one of them?
tomas
Original Author
16 years ago
Hi Nev,

I was sure somebody in the other part of the world would find the pictures "refreshing" :-) Just send me some pictures of your heat, I really would need it too. The winter so far is very cold, not really extreme temperatures, but so little sun, just rain, wind, clouds and cold, many times the temperatures not reaching 10Â°C for some days.

Lisa,

as far as cold concerns, snow is not often associated with extreme cold, clear still nights are more threatening, what is really dangerous to my plants is the radiational freeze. I think all the plants will be OK, if not, it will not be because of the snow.

Baensch reports Guzmania conifera as growing at 1000-2700 m of altitude in Peru and Equador, it still is not a warranty, but gives some hope as far as the hardiness goes. I bought a plant about five years ago, flowering, and got three pups, two are still surviving. The problem with conifera is it doesn't like it cold, but also doesn't grow much during the summer heat.

Tomas