They get along very well with that little blue flowers , Bob.
And Mr. Guy must be so happy that his rare plants are in the right hand.

Well-grown plants, Bob. Make that three xerics:

A yellow-green hechtia I just couldn't pass up...

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Bob and philofan, those are nice pictures, and that fuzzy Puya laxa hybrid is especially intriguing. The blue forget-me-nots make a very pleasing contrast. I've seen photos of spiny terrestrial bromeliads in the wild and, in the spring, they are sometimes surrounded by ephemeral annual wildflowers just like the ones in Bob's photos.