Rushing For Gold
14th World Bromeliad Conference
San Francisco, California
June 26 - July 5, 2000
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© Michael Andreas
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Sacramento and San Francisco Bromeliad Societies Display
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Bird Rock Tropicals Display
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Affiliate Displays
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Florida West Coast Bromeliad Society
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Caloosahatchee Bromeliad Society
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New England/Sacramento Bromeliad Societies
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Hawaii Bromeliad Society
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San Francisco Bromeliad Society
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Tampa Bay/Chicago Bromeliad Societies
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South Bay Bromeliad Societies
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Central Coast Bromeliad Society
NSW, Australia
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BSI 50th Birthday Party
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Birthday Cake
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Elmer and Joyce Lorenz
Oldest members of the original BSI Board
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Dorothy Berg receives the first Wally Berg Award of Excellence
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Crowd Shots
Plant Sales
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Head Table - Individual Plants
Best of Show
Vriesea 'Gold Splash'
This plant was unnamed at the time of the WBC and was listed with the following incorrect formula. The correct parentage is as shown on the photo.
Vriesea ['Sunspot' × (saundersii x bituminosa)] × (platynema variegated x delicatula)
John Arden
Best of Show
Commercial
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Guzmania conifera
Deroose Plants
Joseph Schneider Founders Award
Best Terrestrial
Deuterocohnia brevifolia
Marilyn Moyer
Best Original Art
3D Bromeliad
Nona Church
Morris Henry Hobbs Award
Best of Show - Artistic
'Black Gold'
Jackie Johnson
Best Aechmea
Aechmea triangularis
Jackie Johnson
Best of Div I
Tillandsia deppeana
Roger Lane
Best of Div I - Commercial
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Alcantarea geniculata
Deroose Plants
Best of Div II
Hohenbergia leopoldo-horstii
Dan Kinnard
Best of Div II - Commercial
Neoregelia 'Kawika'
Bromeliads Hawaii
Best of Div III
Racinaea crispa
Dennis Westler
Best of Div IV
Pepinia sanguinea
John Anderson
Best of Div IV - Commercial
Dyckia 'Brittle Star'
Bird Rock Tropicals
Best of Div V
Tillandsia concolor
John Anderson
Best of Div VI
Tillandsia tectorum
Peter Wan
Best of Div VII
Prospecting for the Gold Nugget
Jackie Johnson
Best of Div VIII
Decorative Containers
Tillandsia leiboldiana
John Arden
Best of Div I Sec A
Tillandsia imperialis
Dennis Heckart
Best of Div II Sec A
Aechmea egleriana
Marilyn Moyer
Best of Div III Sec A
Cryptanthus acaulis
Jean Allaria
Best of Div IV Sec A
Billbergia 'Hallelujah'
John Anderson
Best of Div V Sec A
Tillandsia filifolia
Dan Kinnard
Best of Div V Sec B
Tillandsia flagellata
John Anderson
Best of Div VI Sec A
Tillandsia tenuifolia
Dennis Westler
Best of Div VI Sec B
Tillandsia juncea
Jackie Johnson
Best of Div VII Sec D
'Celebrating Our 50 Years'
Jackie Johnson
Best of Div VIII Sec A
Tillandsia streptophylla
Brian Ransom
Runner Up Div I Sec A
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Catopsis subulata
Marilyn Moyer
Runner Up Div II
Guzmania 'Gisela'
John Anderson
Runner Up Div IV
Billbergia 'Strawberry'
Pamela Leaver
Cryptanthus Society Awards
Warren Loose Award
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Best Cryptanthus Hybrid
Cryptanthus 'Windsong'
John Anderson
Grace Goode Silver Ingot Award
Best Cryptanthus Horticulture
Cryptanthus 'Thelma O'Reilly'
John Anderson
Best Cryptanthus Species
Cryptanthus 'Menescal'
John Anderson
Best Single Cryptanthus
Cryptanthus pseudopetiolatus
John Anderson
Best Multiple Cryptanthus
Cryptanthus acaulis
Jean Allaria
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Aechmea
Billbergia
Canistrum
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Deuterocohnia
Disteganthus
Dyckia
Guzmania
Hohenbergia
Neoregelia
Nidularium
Orthophytum
Pepinia
Racinaea
Tillandsia
Vriesea
Werauhia
Wittrockia
xNeomea
xNeophytum
xNeotanthus
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Aechmea
Aechmea 'Aztec Gold'
Robert Kopfstein
Aechmea 'Aztec Gold'
George Allaria
Aechmea 'Bert'
Peter Wan
Aechmea 'Bert' F2
John Anderson
Aechmea blanchetiana
cv. Bab140
John Anderson
Aechmea 'Blue Tango'
Bullis Bromeliads
Aechmea correia-araujoi
Dennis Heckart
Aechmea 'Fantasia'
Bullis Bromeliads
Aechmea 'Friederike' variegated
Deroose Plants
Aechmea lamarchei
John Anderson
Aechmea 'Maya'
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Deroose Plants
Aechmea mulfordii
John Anderson
Aechmea nudicaulis x triangularis
Eloise Lau
Aechmea pineliana
Roger Lane
Aechmea ramosa 'Festiva'
John Anderson
Aechmea triangularis
Dan Kinnard
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Billbergia
Billbergia 'Domingos Martins'
Jackie Johnson
Billbergia buchholtzii
Tom Koerber
Billbergia 'Cinnamon Toast'
Tom Koerber
Billbergia 'De Nada'
Eloise Lau
Billbergia 'Delicioso'
Bertha Lanning
Billbergia 'Estrella' x vittata
Dan Kinnard
Billbergia 'Gerda'
Dan Kinnard
Billbergia horrida
Bullis Bromeliads
Billbergia 'La Noche'
Bertha Lanning
Billbergia 'Pink Champagne'
Eloise Lau
Billbergia 'Pink Patches'
Marilyn Moyer
Billbergia zebrina
Tom Koerber
Billbergia zebrina
Tom Koerber
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Canistrum
Canistrum triangulare
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Dennis Heckart
Canistrum triangulare
Tom Koerber
Canistrum triangulare
John Anderson
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Catopsis
Catopsis sessiliflora
Pamela Leaver
Cryptanthus
Cryptanthus 'Double Fudge'
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John Anderson
Cryptanthus 'Ruby'
Pamela Leaver
Cryptanthus 'Rusty Rose'
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John Anderson
Cryptanthus warasii
Dennis Heckart
Cryptanthus warasii
Robert Kopfstein
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Deuterocohnia
Deuterocohnia brevifolia
Dan Kinnard
Deuterocohnia brevifolia
Robert Kopfstein
Deuterocohnia brevifolia variegated
Eloise Lau
Deuterocohnia lorentziana
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Robert Kopfstein
Deuterocohnia lorentziana
Dan Kinnard
Deuterocohnia lorentziana silver form
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Dan Kinnard
Deuterocohnia lotteae
Dan Kinnard
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Disteganthus
Disteganthus lateralis
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John Anderson
Dyckia
Dyckia 'Bare Bones'
Bryan Chan
Dyckia_dawsonii
Dennis Heckart
Dyckia dawsonii
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George Allaria
Dyckia dawsonii
George Allaria
Dyckia dawsonii x fosteriana
Joyce Brehm
Dyckia fosteriana
Keith Smith
Dyckia fosteriana x platyphylla
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Robert Kopfstein
Dyckia 'Grizzly Bear'
Bryan Chan
Dyckia 'Keswick'
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William Baker
Dyckia marnier-lapostollei x 'Warren'
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William Baker
Dyckia 'Olympiad'
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Keith Smith
Dyckia platyphylla x fosteriana
George Allaria
Dyckia platyphylla x leptostachya
George Allaria
Dyckia 'Silver Bear'
Bryan Chan
Dyckia 'Silverado'
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Marilyn Moyer
Dyckia 'Sun Bear'
Bryan Chan
Dyckia 'Toothy' x 'Richard Kaz'
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William Baker
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Guzmania
Guzmania 'Allii'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Guzmania 'Carine'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Guzmania 'Carine' x lingulata
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Guzmania 'Gisela' variegated
Deroose Plants
Guzmania lingulata var. flammea
Jeff Sorensen
Guzmania 'Muriel' variegated
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Deroose Plants
Guzmania 'Omer Morobe'
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Eleanor Kerlinger
Guzmania 'Opal'
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Deroose Plants
Guzmania sanguinea var. brevipedicellata
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Jackie Johnson
Guzmania 'Super Kapoho Fire'
Ron Parkhurst
Guzmania 'Super Puna Gold'
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Ron Parkhurst
Guzmania 'Theresa'
Eleanor Kerlinger
Guzmania xanthobractea
Chet Blackburn
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Hohenbergia
Hohenbergia leopoldo-horstii
John Anderson
Hohenbergia pennae
Bullis Bromeliads
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Neoregelia
Neo 'Allure'
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Bullis Bromeliads
Neo 'Bavarian' x 'Fantastic Gardens'
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Sharon Peterson
Neo 'Betty Head'
Jackie Johnson
Neo 'Bingomeister'
Marilyn Moyer
Neo 'Blushing Bride'
Pamela Leaver
Neo carolinae variegated
Peter Wan
Neo carolinae x 'Painted Lady' x concentrica
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Bird Rock Tropicals
Neo 'Carousel' x ampullacea
Pamela Leaver
Neo chlorosticta
Pamela Leaver
Neo 'Clementine'
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Keith Smith
Neo cyanea
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Pamela Leaver
Neo cyanea
Dennis Heckart
Neo 'Dave Fueries'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Neo 'Diana'
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George Pagenkopf
Neo 'Dr. Oeser' variegated
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John Anderson
Neo 'Empress'
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Tom Koerber
Neo 'Fence Post'
John Anderson
Neo 'Franca'
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David Fell
Neo 'Goddess Pele'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Neo 'Harvey's Jewel'
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Bird Rock Tropicals
Neo 'Joy'
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Joyce Brehm
Neo 'King Kameahameha II'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Neo 'KiWi'
Eloise Lau
Neo 'Koolau Mist'
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Sharon Peterson
Neo 'Lambert's Pride'
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Keith Smith
Neo 'Lavender Lady'
Bromeliads Hawaii
Neo lilliputiana
Keith Smith
Neo 'Little Rose'
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Bullis Bromeliads
Neo 'Lokelani'
Bird Rock Tropicals
Neo macrosepala
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John Anderson
Neo marmorata x 'Fireball'
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Pamela Leaver
Neo 'Marona'
Brian Ransom
Neo 'Martin'
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Deroose Plants
Neo melanodonta x 'Meyendorffii' hybrid
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Jackie Johnson
Neo 'Meyendorffii'
Keith Smith
Neo 'Meyendorffii' hybrid x melanodonta
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Jackie Johnson
Neo 'Milagro'
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George Allaria
Neo 'Ninja'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Neo ('Ninja' x 'Painted Lady') X ('Takemura Grande' x 'Johannis' Red)
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Neo 'Painted Delight'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Neo pascoaliana
William Baker
Neo 'Pemiento'
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Bird Rock Tropicals
Neo 'Picolo'
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Deroose Plants
Neo 'Pink Sensation' x 'Burgundy'
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John Anderson
Neo 'Prince Kuhio'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Neo princeps
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Keith Smith
Neo 'Raphael'
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Deroose Plants
Neo 'Shadow Warrior'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Neo 'Takemura Princeps'
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Bullis Bromeliads
Neo 'Tricolor'
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Dennis Heckart
Neo tristis
Keith Smith
This is really Neo 'Freckles'
See 'Uncle Derek Says'
Neo 'Voodoo'
Pat Niemeyer
Neo 'Yang'
Deroose Plants
Neo 'Yellow Devil'
Pat Niemeyer
Neo 'Zacate'
Keith Smith
Neo 'Zoe'
Eloise Lau
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Nidularium
Nidularium atalaiaense
John Anderson
Nidularium rosulatum
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Pamela Leaver
Nidularium rutilans variegated
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Ron Parkhurst
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Orthophytum
Orthophytum gurkenii
Robert Kopfstein
Pepinia
Pepinia sanguinea
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Bird Rock Tropicals
Racinaea
Racinaea pendulispica
Dennis Westler
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Tillandsia
Tillandsia albertiana
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Dennis Westler
Tillandsia araujei
var. minima?
Dennis Westler
We believe this one to be mis-labeled. It is araujei but NOT var. minima
Tillandsia argentina
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Dennis Westler
Assorted Tillandsias
Tom Koerber
Tillandsia atroviridipetala
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Tom Koerber
Tillandsia balbisiana
Dennis Heckart
Tillandsia bulbosa
Dennis Heckart
Tillandsia butzii
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Tom Koerber
Tillandsia caput-medusae
John Atlee
Tillandsia carlsoniae x vicentina
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Daniel Arcos
Tillandsia compressa x moscosoi
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Dan Kinnard
Tillandsia deppeana
Marilyn Moyer
Tillandsia fasciculata var. fasciculata
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Bird Rock Tropicals
Tillandsia fasciculata var. fasciculata Honduras type
Bird Rock Tropicals
Tillandsia fasciculata x flabellata
Bird Rock Tropicals
Tillandsia flabellata
Tom Koerber
Tillandsia fuchsii
Tom Koerber
Tillandsia huarazensis
Dan Kinnard
Tillandsia ignesiae x mauryana
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Dan Kinnard
Tillandsia imperialis
Daniel Arcos
Tillandsia ionantha var. stricta
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Tom Koerber
Tillandsia jalisco-monticola x capitata 'Rubra'
Margaret Case
Tillandsia jucunda
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Dennis Westler
Tillandsia koehresiana
Dan Kinnard
Tillandsia lajensis
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Dennis Westler
Tillandsia leiboldiana
Brian Ransom
Tillandsia leiboldiana
Marilyn Moyer
Tillandsia leonamiana x bergeri
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Dennis Westler
Tillandsia lucida
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Bird Rock Tropicals
Tillandsia macdougallii
Tom Koerber
Tillandsia mitlaensis
Tom Koerber
Tillandsia moscosoi
Eleanor Kerlinger
Tillandsia narthecioides
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Dennis Heckart
Tillandsia paleacea
John Atlee
Tillandsia plumosa
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Tom Koerber
Tillandsia pruinosa
Tom Koerber
Tillandsia purpurea
Tom Koerber
Tillandsia streptophylla
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Jeff Sorensen
Tillandsia streptophylla x balbisiana
Dennis Heckart
Tillandsia tectorum
Dan Kinnard
Tillandsia tectorum
Eloise Lau
Tillandsia tectorum
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Robert Kopfstein
Tillandsia tectorum
Ron Parkhurst
Tillandsia tricolor
George Long
Tillandsia velickiana
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Tom Koerber
Tillandsia violacea
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Dennis Westler
Tillandsia viridiflora var. variegata
George Pagenkopf
Tillandsia xerographica x roland-gosselinii
Bird Rock Tropicals
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Vriesea
Vriesea 'Adelia'
Deroose Plants
Vriesea 'Amelita'
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Deroose Plants
Vriesea 'Barbarosa'
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Dennis Heckart
Vriesea 'Brentwood'
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Jackie Johnson
Vriesea 'Charlotte'
Deroose Plants
Vriesea 'Christiane'
Deroose Plants
Vriesea corcovadensis
Tom Koerber
Vriesea correia-araujoi
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John Anderson
Vriesea 'Empress Michiko'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea erythrodactylon
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Pamela Leaver
Vriesea flammea
Tom Koerber
Vriesea 'San Miguel'
(gigantea x 'Herb')
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Dennis Heckart
Vriesea 'Golden Warrior'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Hamakua'
Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Grand Purple'
hieroglyphica x (philippo-coburgii x ensiformis)
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Dennis Heckart
Vriesea 'Sassie Sue'
[hieroglyphica x (philippo-coburgii x ensiformis)] x fenestralis
Dennis Heckart
Vriesea 'Hilo Rainbow'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Hula Lady'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Intermedia' x platynema var. variegata
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Irma'
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Deroose Plants
Vriesea 'John Hirota'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Kaumana'
Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Kawika'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Kilauea'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Kuulei' F2
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Leinaala'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Maile Lei'
Bromeliads Hawaii
• Vriesea malzinei
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Bullis Bromeliads
This plant is believed to be Vriesea 'Mira'
See 'Uncle Derek Says'
Vriesea 'Memoria Howard Yamamoto'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Merry Monarch'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea ospinae var. gruberi
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Jackie Johnson
Vriesea ospinae var. gruberi
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea ospinae var. gruberi
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Pamela Leaver
Vriesea 'Pahoa Beauty'
Tom Koerber
Vriesea platynema var. variegata
Peter Wan
Vriesea 'Poelmanii' variegated
Dennis Westler
Vriesea 'Red Chestnut'
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George Pagenkopf
Vriesea 'Red Chestnut'
Tom Koerber
Vriesea saundersii
Brian Ransom
Vriesea schwackeana x fosteriana
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George Pagenkopf
Vriesea 'Sherlette Shiigi'
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Snows of Mauna Kea' F2
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Bromeliads Hawaii
Vriesea 'Splendide'
Bird Rock Tropicals
Vriesea 'Sunspot' x delicatula
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Dennis Heckart
Vriesea 'Tiffany'
Deroose Plants
Vriesea 'Tina'
Deroose Plants
Vriesea 'Purple Delight'
triligulata x bleherae
Dennis Heckart
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Werauhia
Werauhia kupperiana
Bullis Bromeliads
Wittrockia
Wittrockia superba
John Anderson
xNeomea
(Neoregelia x Aechmea)
xNeomea 'Shooting Star'
Bullis Bromeliads
xNeophytum
(Neoregelia x Orthophytum)
xNeophytum 'Galactic Warrior'
John Anderson
xNeophytum 'Galactic Warrior'
Joyce Brehm
xNeotanthus
(Neoregelia x Cryptanthus)
xNeotanthus 'Warren Loose'
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John Anderson
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