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Queen's Tears

Billbergia nutans · Bromeliaceae

A tough clumping bromeliad with narrow arching leaves and pendent sprays of pink bracts cradling green-and-blue edged flowers. Among the hardiest bromeliads and easy in pots or as a tough groundcover.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Perennial
  • Light
    Part Shade, Full Sun
  • Water
    Low Water
  • Soil
    Well-Drained
  • Climate
    Subtropical, Warm Temperate
  • Frost
    Frost-Tender
  • Mature size
    0.4 m H × 0.4 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Moderate Growth
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

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