Bromeliad flowering: Floral Friday

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

13th November small 5 fingered protruberances noted on bromeliad. Were these new pups?

By the 11th December the ? pups had grown and were obviously flowers.

By the 18th December more were out but obviously more to flower. I doubt it will still be flowering when we return to yoga in February.

About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.

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8 Responses to Bromeliad flowering: Floral Friday

bushboy says:

December 22, 2017 at 2:15 pm

What an amazing flower. Will keep an eye out for that one at the markets

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  December 23, 2017 at 12:33 pm
  
  I loved watching the changes week by week.
  
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Charli Mills says:

December 23, 2017 at 1:04 pm

How fun to watch the changes! Is this flower the same as the enzyme sold in health food stores?

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  December 23, 2017 at 2:14 pm
  
  I have no idea Charli. I have never heard of Bromeliad enzyme but I don’t go to health food shops too often either so it could be. One of us is going to have to research it.
  
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  - Charli Mills says:
    
    December 24, 2017 at 6:09 am
    
    Ha, ha! It’s bromelain! Don’t eat the flowers! Not that you were going to…
    
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  - Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
    
    December 24, 2017 at 4:20 pm
    
    A Pineapple is a bromeliad flower so I might eat some but perhaps not this particular one.
    
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  - Charli Mills says:
    
    December 24, 2017 at 6:11 am
    
    https://www.reference.com/health/benefits-bromelain-61697b5cf93c55ce?aq=health+benefits+of+bromelain&qo=cdpArticles
    
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  - Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
    
    December 24, 2017 at 4:23 pm
    
    LOL so it is from a bromeliad – the pineapple that I mentioned but you can’t get enough from eating pineapples you have to take the pill – sounds like it may be worth a go but frightening that it is a debrideing agent and is also taken internally. Still….
    
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