Billbergia pyramidalis

Sorry; not a creative time for me right now. Monarchs were all over the butterfly bush next to the greenhouse and I made some good images of them today, but enough with the Monarchs, right?

Inside the greenhouse I only lingered for 10+ minutes and only photographed a few plants. This is, sadly, the best of the lot. I have posted a photo of this species before — http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-06-04 — but I hope this is a bit different.

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Billbergia_pyramidalis&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

1 year ago (“Carrion flower II”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-10-17
2 years ago (“The waning days of summer…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-10-17
3 years ago (“‘Fuzzies’ — Goodness! This was a lame post!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-10-17

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[MaryBeth Dailey]

Not "Sadly!" This is really original and cool! I love the colors!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Did you see where I found that Puss Caterpillar (m pst venomous in the US) about a month ago? And now I have it in pupa form? Just checking! I had never seen one...it was exciting!

[Vicki Dixon]

Oh, instant fav!!! I LOVE this!!!

[Rick Schies]

Wow, this really looks great