The 2nd place is Mr & Mrs Chantien's collection.

Adisorn and his wife, Prateep Chantien, both are real green fingers.
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A huge clump of Araeococcus flagellifolius on mango tree.
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Platycerium grande and relatives.
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Nice corner! with Silver Joey Palm.
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Cryptanthus with tropical friends.
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Alcan. imperialis with Cryp. 'Dennis Cathcart' and 'Lisa Vinzant'.
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Take a look at bottom left corner.
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Prateep also loves painting, she has learnt from Margaret Mee's Amazon.
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Finally, she got her own one, Aechmea blanchetiana which bloomed in her garden.

After lunch we joined the show & contest which hold at Chonburi City, near Pattaya.
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Participants came with his Broms.
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Some shops.

Not a brom, but would be interesting, especially banana lovers!
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Hope you will enjoy (@^_^@)

Wonderful picture tour my friend. Was a good weekend for brom people :)

GREAT PICTURES, thank you for sharing them with us, it was almost as good as being there!

I ALWAYS look forward to your pictures, they are always fabulous.
Barb

Absolutely Amazing!
Paul

Stephania, I love the picture of that open room with the dark wood and chairs with the coffee or tea and rice and the book. If I could be anywhere right now, looking at that picture, it's hard to imagine a better spot.

Can anyone tell me, what are the gray ones in the 7th picture from the top, right in the foreground? They are interesting.

Thanks for sharing.

They are Tillandsia hildae (^_^)

As always, you never fail to surprise us with those beautiful broms. Excellent plants.
AT

Thanks Stephania, they're lovely.

I always enjoy seeing your photos. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing contrast in the types of bananas.

Another fantastic photo tour, Chanin!

Doesn't it ever get windy in Thailand? I notice so many people there like to raise their plants up on overturned pots. It looks very nice, but if we did that here they'd be constantly blowing over in the wind, except for the very heavy ones.

Wow, too much to comment on I don't even know where to start. Thanks for taking the time to take pictures for us.

Beware of that book, it will make your wish list grow with seemingly unattainable plants. I do think several genera got a little slighted in it though, but I guess the line had to be drawn somewhere.

That 'Tiger' is perfect! I've got some great bands on mine but mostly on a green background. I'm hoping it will color up some this summer.

Absolutely great like always, Chainin! Thanks for taking the time and effort to show us!!

There's lots of plants that I would have liked to be named, but one in particular. In the 12th picture, below the A blanchetiana slightly to the right. A reddish plant in a small terra cota pot between 2 green plants. Please tell me what it is.

And I have never seen such a variety of bananas. Incredible!

Japie

Japie-

I picked up on that one too! Unfortunately I think this plant's form is probably due to the growing conditions there in Thailand. I think because of their temperature variations (or lack there of) the broms there produce tons of leaves before blooming. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Chanin, amazing tour , thank you. Too much to comment on but have to say those tigers are absolutely stunning. Also love Prateep's paintings- they are so elegant & expressive.

Ha! Sounds like we're all looking at the same plant! Japie and Mike, I was just about to ask about that one too. Isn't it the same as all of those in the photo directly below that (#13)?

It looks a bit like what Ae. J.C. Superstar will do grown in full sun-- becomes more compact and loses most of its banding. Could be something else, though.

Chanin, thank you for those photos. What a sight...I'm overwhelmed!

Chanin, great pictures , great plants. Thanks for the eye candy.Any know what is the name of those plant shown in Picture 10 and Picture 35 from the top?

hanwc, picture 10 looks like one of Skotak's variegated Hannibal Lector hybrids. There are a lot of different clones but the cross is most likely Neo. (carolinae x HL) x Norman Bates.

THANK YOU everyone (@^_^@)

Mike is right to say that the compct plant's form in pic 12,13 (in another pic too)
is probably due to the growing conditions.
In fact this Aechmea 'Thai Red' can even more beautiful when grow in cooler condition.
It was recently registered with Uncle Derek months ago.

As Lisa mentioned about 'JC Superstar' it's the one in pic 11 upper left corner
beside its brother 'Thai Red'

Hanwc, I'm not familiar with Neo. but I guess pic 10 is a variegated of
Neo. 'Hannibal Lector' . The pic 35, that's Aech. 'Peaches 'N Cream'

Dear Chanin

Where is this plant show and when will it end?
Do you know the black bromelaid in the same picture as Virach?
I feel like flying over now. Hahahahah!!!!

Lyndi
Singapore

Hi Chanin and Lisa, thanks for the name. Didn'y know that Aech. 'Peaches 'N Cream'can grow to that size.

Hi Chanin, the T. hildae you mentioned look similar to those advertised in RareExotics web page as T. Leucolepis.

Thanks for the name on Thai Red, Chanin. Has anyone seen this is the US? Same parents as JCS but in reverse.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ae. Thai Red

Hi Lyndi,the black with grey-banded bromelaid in the same picture as Virach
is actually Achmea chantinii 'Black' which grow hard and plenty of sunlight.

The ECO Plant Show locate at the city hall of Chonburi Province
near Pattaya, a wellknown attraction of my country.
The show will end tomorrow.

Thanks! Chanin

Just wondering what it takes to colour up the Neo carcharodon tiger. Great difference in temps, pH, light or chemicals?

Chanin- Great photography!
You said that you went to judge bromeliads in the show. How could you make your decisions with so many perfect plants? Great pictures of some of the nicest plants I've ever seen in a show. Were there many cryptanthus in the show?

Thank you Dr Larry, yes I realized it's quite hard to judge those beauty.
Our judging criteria for Bromeliad are:

-Beauty and hamony of the whole plant's appearance in foliages,
form, color and others.

-Quality of foliage and others.

-Conditions of display of the cultivar's characteristics.

-Conditions of mannagement for cultivations : existing or not damaged by disease, insect or weeds etc.

-Uniformity of exhibition plants.

-Distinction.

Unfortunately, this's the first time for Brom contest in our East Coast,
so the organizer didn't class every categories for contest.
Cryptanthus was not in the list !!! and sure, don't think about my spineys. LOL

BTW...I've been success in making Cryptanthus hybrid.
I've about 5-6 months yr old 10 crosses form yours and other parentages.
Some are quite remarkable, especially from C.argyrophyllus crosses.

Chanin - Great news about your new hybrids.
An interesting article that I do not believe has ever been printed, would be to follow a group of cultivar seedlings as their color and markings progress. At 5 months with your growing conditions, they must be quite large already.So please keep taking pictures. Any chance of a sneak preview or do I have to wait until July!