A bromeliad flower on a long upright stem with flower bracts attached alternatively. The individual flower bracts are a waxy yellow green becoming a gloriously rich, deep red as they join the stem

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Check out this Alcantarea bromeliad in my yard. After blooming, the plant dies but it does send up small grass like plants. This one took about six years to bloom. The flowers smell like cinnamon. #tropicalflowers #bromiliad

Three broad magenta leaves form a cup which is full of water. Two flowers emerge from the water, coloured blue internally. Green flower buds remain submerged

#Neoregelia tricolor in flower
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