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Identify this plant

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  • 29-06-2011 10:18pm
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    mary234
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭


    Hi all,
    I have this house plant for years now. I took as a cutting it from the botany dept in NUIG. It has tough foliage and, once a year, a pink shoot with a head on it with yellow flowers. I have attached a picture but the flowers are dead so you have to imagine it as yellow flowers and pink stem.I was in glenveagh national park at the weekend and they had the same plant (indoors). But it had no name on it and there was no gardener around to ask. Ive searched the internet to no avail.
    Thanks for your help.:)


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    shrubs
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭shrubs


    Looks like a member of the bromeliads but not sure which (not up to scratch with tropicals)


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    Velvet shank
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭Velvet shank


    Looks like Billbergia nutans

    good photo at this link

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/marialuisa/3706564997/


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    mary234
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭mary234


    Thats it! thanks a mill:)


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    #5
    mary234
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭mary234


    If anyone wants a cutting Ive made some from it as it was too big for pot. I live in Letterkenny


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    looksee
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    Yellow flowers?


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    mgwhelan
    Registered Users Posts: 328 ✭✭mgwhelan


    I know its not technically gardening but would love to get some id's on these wild flowers please.


    339pp4g.jpg



    nej1o0.jpg


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    Traonach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭Traonach


    mgwhelan wrote: »
    I know its not technically gardening but would love to get some id's on these wild flowers please.

    First one looks like common spotted orchid.
    Second is ragged robin.


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