The Beginner's Guide to Successfully Growing Tillandsias ©2003 Arthur L Comer, Jr. 8.5 x 5.5in, 10 pages, paperback. A growing guide that offers need-to-know growing tips for the novice and contains color photographs and descriptions of 30 varieties of Tillandsias.

BROMELIADS by Walter Richter ©1977 Bromeliad Society International. Translated from the original German text by Adda Abendroth. 92 pages, a few black & white and color photos, 6 x 9 inches, soft cover. Does not have the pizzazz of newer publications, but the information is top notch. If you read and comprehend all that's in this little book you'd be an expert. Covers everything from botany to culture and propagation in a very concise way. Every bromeliad library should have this book.

Just in time for Halloween -- Spooky Tillandsias! Sitting on top of a lil' pumpkin, these Tillandsias grow so fast it's SCARY! 

 

 

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Black shirts are a cool, 100% polyester - perfect for working outside on your plants.

Green and Gray shirts are 100% cotton.

 

Jewels of the Jungle: Bromeliacea of Ecuador Part I - Bromelioideae ©2000 Jose Manzanares. A treatment of one of the richest bromeliad floras on earth. Ecuador contains an incredible 455 species of bromeliads in one of the smallest countries in South America. The first of four planned volumes. 9 x 12 Hardbound, with hundreds of magnificent photos.

BROMELIADS, Next Generation ©2000 Zaghini 54 pages with 600 color photos. Many genera, very little text, 8 x 12in, paper.

BANANAS YOU CAN GROW Waddick & Stokes ©2000 128 pages, soft cover. Everything a hobby grower of bananas could want to know. Beautiful color photos of over 60 varieties, both edible and ornamental. FAQ’s and even recipes!

Mountain Plants Of Venezuela, The Coastal Range, The Andes & Tepuis – BROMELIADS ©2006. This handsome new book by Francisco Oliva-Esteve is richly color-illustrated and printed on high-quality 150 gram, coated paper imported from Finland. Hardcover, 12½ x 9¾ inches, 340 pages with 1290 color photos. 910 photographs of mountain plants from many families, and 300 photographs of bromeliads from throughout the Neotropics, some never before published and many species not found in Oliva-Esteve's previous works. English. First of a 6-book series of the new world plants, including bromeliads, beginning with an opening chapter "Origins, Geology, Flora and Vegetation of the Mountains of the Tropics”, is followed by text and descriptions of the species accompanied with spectacular habitats of the mountains of southern Venezuela also known as Tepuis, belonging to the Guyana Shield or Lost World. This color illustrated book will be prized by collectors.

Jewels Of The Jungle: Bromeliaceae Of Ecuador Part II - Pitcairnioidea ©2000 Jose Manzanares. A treatment of one of the richest bromeliad floras on earth. Ecuador contains an incredible 455 species of bromeliads in one of the smallest countries in South America. The first of four planned volumes. 9 x 12 Hardbound, with hundreds of magnificent photos.

AGAVES, YUCCAS, AND RELATED PLANTS: A Gardener's Guide, Mary and Gary Irish, 384 pp, 100 color photos, 6 x 9in, hardcover, ©2000 Outlining the gardening use of a many Agaves, Yuccas, and related species. For all with interest in this diverse and horticulturally important group of plants.

Bromeliaceae III ©2002 Francisco Oliva-Esteve A total of 320 bromeliad species from throughout the Neotropics, representing 29 genera, are described and pictured. Spectacular habitat photographs set the scene for the plants. 9¾” x 13”. Hard cover. 274 pp. 564 color photos and 18 color and black/white line drawings.

Northern Mindanao Bromeliads ©2002 Juanilla Alfonso-Go 400+ beautiful color photos of spectacularly colored bromeliads grown on this Philippine island. 38 pages.

Bromeliad Hybrids 'For my own satisfaction' book 1 Neoregelias Large format, paper bound, 210 x 295mm, 100 pages with 620 color photos, © 2010 Bill & Margaret Paterson. This beautiful book is valuable not only for it's beautiful pictures, but also because it documents the prolific hybridizing work of Margaret over more than 30 years. A handy index lists plants by grex, pollen and seed parent, date and contains notes on naming, and other info. A valuable tool for hybridizers and hobbyists alike. You may be surprised to find some of Margaret's hybrids in your collection that you did not know you had! Imported from Australia.

Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon: An Ecotourists Guide by Richard & Patricia Bartlett ©2003 448 pages, soft cover, hundreds of color photos. A must-have field guide for any with an interest in herpetology or who travels in the Amazon region.