Billbergia eloiseae is a stunning helicoid from Columbia,  named in honor of Central Florida's Eloise Beach. 

I purchase this from Eloise at the annual Spring Leu Garden Sale where I got the stories of this plant and of Hohenbergiopsis guatemalensis. The stories are inter-related and your going to have to talk to Eloise to get them.

I don't know yet if this plant is self seeding like some other helicoids. While this was blooming, the pollen grains were wet secretions, from dew. I swiped this to its counterpart. I did not attain successful pollination as nothing fruited. Perhaps if I bring this in to a more stable environment during next bloom period.

Cheers, Greg - PSJPlants - Brevard County, FL (Space Coast)

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