Billbergia nutans

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Billbergia nutans

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aka Queen's Tears. One of the hardiest of the Billbergias, and does pretty well with moderate to low water. Is an epiphyte in the wild but can be grown in the ground if mounded and planted in well draining soil. Not a great bromeliad for full, hot sun, though.
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