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before and after....

20 years ago

I thought you might like this little before and after shot. The main bromeliad in these 2 pics is Aechmea "Alvarez". It is one of my absolute favorites. The first photo shows it in bloom. It was a LOT more colorful when in bloom. Now its pupping and looks kinda washed out but still nice. But I kinda filled in around it from the first (really bare) photo. Looks better, no?

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bob740
20 years ago
Yes,looks very nice surrounded by all those different plants. Alverez looks like the reverse of 'Mend',which really caught my eye on my first visit to Florida in the 80's,and got me interested in other broms besides the old standard,Fasciata,which was my first bromeliad.Man,where did all those years go?. Keep up the pics as you get the time,all very nice. You mentioned once you get busy helping with your daughters homework...maybe this may happen to you...I got a note from my son Kris' Math teacher,requesting that I refrain from 'helping' him,as they don't do math that way anymore. ;-))....best news I got that year!
Bob
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