Hi Tamera - Goodonya!

It's great to see someone else hooked on growing broms from seed in Aus, I don't feel on the outer any more.

Nice looking little babies, too many for you to handle. Do you sell or swap them?

Keep the pic's coming please.

All the best, Nev.

Hi Nev, Thanks for the kind words, I know ive got to get rid of a few of them( Thats why Richard has some-he has more room than me) I will be selling/ swapping some of them in the near future, just letting them grow up a bit more.
Yes growing from seed is full of surprises and very rewarding. Compared to Vrieseas, Billbergias are super quick, I just wish i had more room. Will keep the pics coming as more surprises arrive!!!
Thanks Tamera.

Hi Tamera

Nice going!

Isnt it great, Bills being so quick? I have some 7 month old babies and they already showing nice colour and are a good 10-12cm tall already...the Vriesia seed I sowed at around the same time, well lets just say that they small! I reckon the plant in your last pic is the pick for me at this stage...

Please keep us updated!

Dennis

The last one caught my eye too, Tamera. What is the cross? I can't quite make out the tag.

Holding off on the fertilizer does let the colors show through at an earlier stage, but at some point you should probably give them a light feeding or they will come to a complete standstill and be very yellow.

HI Everyone, thanks for the kind words about my babies.
Yes the last one is a ripper!!!! Bil. euphemia Georgia x pyramidalis, the striped pattern is on the back and front of the leaves- just hope it stays there. I really love the classic vase shape of pyramidalis so i will be using it in the future.
Lisa thank you for the tip on using some fertilizer. The plants i have potted into the larger pots are jumping away from the smaller ones, i use a very good quality Cymbidium Orchid potting mix for all my Broms and the Bills really love it. But i have noticed how well they respond to a fresh mix, so to keep the smaller ones moving i will give them a low nitrogen feed. As at the moment i dont have the room to pot them all into bigger pots. One side of my brom house is devoted to Billbergia seedlings and the other side is full of Vriesea seedlings- its getting rather crowded in there.
Thanks again.
Tamera

Hi Tamera, just great to see all these new plants coming through.

Lots of interesting variation, and that last one (with the red blotches) looks really different and really attractive - may be a new classic on the way!

Its going to be really exciting to see how they develop. Cheers, Paul

Wow Tamera some very nice results indeed I have just started buying some Bills myself. I was never interested in them until recently, I guess because of the short lived flowers. I finally see the beauty in them and now I'm hooked.