If your bananas do OK don't worry about bromeliads they will love it. Al

I'd suggest you join the San Francisco Bromeliad Society, which meets every third Thursday(next week) at 7:30pm at the Hall of Flowers Building, enter back side of building from the parking lot. See their web site at www.sfbromeliad.org. This is a great way to build up a collection of hardy outdoor bromeliads, and also get good advice on which ones to look for from the knowledgeable members. New visitors/guests get first pick free from the raffle table, which can be a very good start to your collection. I grow over a 100 different types of bromeliads, all outdoors here in Berkeley, and use them for landscaping clients' gardens as well, so it is certainly possible.