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By Jose Donayre

Richard and Shirley Konefal are long term Floridians having come to the state in their early years. They moved to their current property about six years ago and have converted it into a tropical garden. While he leans more toward orchids, she sides with bromeliads. Their plants are set up in several areas arranged around trees or garden objects.

One large bed, shown by Shirley on the right, Is mainly made of

Aechmeas several of them blooming like Ae. Patricia in the center, Blue Tango, and Shogun in the front. Two Hohembergias Correia Araujoi and a Portea Petropolitana visible at right are surrounded by many other  smaller to medium potted plants.

Turning to Neoregelias, they can be found dominating some areas but  are frequently placed against larger, taller plants lending color to the green of Aechmeas or other plants. Below left a bed of Neos. under the tree canopy and shade cloth. On the right, several recently acquired Neos. share space with a very large double specimen of Ae.

Sphaerocephala gained at the Extravaganza auction last month.

 

Their most recent acquisition,

on the    left, rest s safely in their Neo. bed after their trip last weekend to the Tropiflora sale. This is Neo. Rosy Morn of un-known parent age but better described as a “cruenta “ type, as revealed by the         hot pink tips.