Wowww...Something is on fire, I think... LOL

GOOD JOB HUBBY!!! I have always liked that plant

Wow! that'll light up your day. I took a look at them on fcbs,and that one pic by Virginia S. looks a lot like a hybrid Neo.,white banded and all. It could fool me.That's one nice plant you have there,Lisa. Hubby did good!
Bob

Wow what color! I'd say both bromeliad and hubby are keepers.
Patris

I just got a pup of the large form. It has some nasty large terminal spines near the base!

Yeah, I guess I'll tell my husband he can stay. ;-)

This was at a friend's house, and she had it out in the full hot sun, so the colors really pop! It's interesting how much it resembles Neo. johannis, another sun-lover:

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I really like the upright form on that Hohenbergia. Oh, yes, and the color too!

Where'd he get it Lisa, so I can buy one, give it to MY wife, and then I'll be a 'good husband'. 'Course, she'll insist I take it, then I'll be a 'happy, good husband'!!

try Micheal's

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Hmm, that's where I got mine ;-)

I guess you were also standing on the "x" when you took the photo.

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LOL mine was taken today

Judging by the lighting it must have been early morning.

I got a large batch of great photos there--I'll have to post them at some point--stay tuned.

Micheal's is a great place for photos

dont be stingy....share LOL

Ok, a few more until I get them posted...

marmorata variegated
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A. tesmanii var. white hybrid
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Samurai...Japanese clone
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MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmm..... I think maybe I'm about due for a trip to Florida! I'll call ahead and tell them to nuke all the fire ants before I get there. ;-)

No fire ants at any of the places I visited

Well, you lucked out, then. Both times I've been to Florida I was so badly bitten by fire ants that my leg swelled up to where I thought it would burst, and I could barely walk for a week! This happened both in Miami and Orlando areas. Of course it was partly my own fault for visiting nurseries wearing sandals, instead of tennies and socks like I'd wear here.

Carry meat tenderizer with no msg...sprinkle on the bites and moisten ,,,it works

I have that marmorata variegated. Its a great plant, but PRICEY! I have mine planted in theground in the greenhouse. Hafta get a pic

I've heard of that remedy for jellyfish stings, hdd, but never for fire ants. Does that mean that fire ants are really teeny tiny terrestrial jellyfish? I carry Sting Relief with me, which works fine on bee stings, but it did nothing for the ant bites. Of course the other known cure for jellyfish stings is peeing on the affected area, maybe next time I'll try that! ;-)

I know you have the variegated Neo. marmorata, bihai, do you have the variegated Quesnelia marmorata too? Cool-looking plant, although the variegation doesn't look super strong.

I live in central Florida and the Keys and am forever getting bitten by fireants. A nurse told me to make a mixture of household ammonia and hydrogen peroxide to bathe the bites with. The peroxide helps fight the infection and the ammonia helps fight the protein in the venom. I also have found that when I mix a little benadryl cream and an antibiotic cream together, the bites heal a lot quicker as I am very allergic to these bites.

Susan

Okay, I'm writing all this down. Fortunately there are no fire ants where we live..... YET. I have encountered them on other parts of the island though, so it could be just a matter of time. The ones here are supposedly not as venomous as their mainland counterparts, but you could've fooled me! I react VERY strongly to the formic acid that they inject, and if they ever find our farm I don't know what I'll do, it'll make work very difficult.

We have lots of different types of ants here, and this year because of odd weather conditions we are experiencing an onslaught of the little black ones. They are everywhere, and the broms are LOADED with them! Whenever you strip off the dead lower leaves you will find your hands and arms absolutely covered with them. They don't bite, but I do feel a little itchy after they've been crawling all over me. M-pede (Safer Soap) knocks them out pretty good if they're out in the open, but it's impossible to penetrate all their little hiding places.

Samurai-yummy! That one rang my bell.
Patris

Those are at Micheal's

Would someone please give me a link to Micheal's? Cannot seem to find it.
Patris

You wont see most on the site ..have him send you a catalog
cut and paste into your browser http://216.53.143.94/HyperCart/Catalog.asp

Thank you hdd