Bromeliads: The Connoisseur’s Guide
Gardening Botany Horticulture Reference Nature Houseplants Plant Care
Bromeliads: The Connoisseur’s Guide by Andrew Steens is the 400-page, fully-illustrated reference that turns casual plant lovers into confident collectors. Published in 2007 and still the most comprehensive single-volume resource on the subject, it covers every angle—botany, cultivation, landscaping, and even rare-species connoisseurship—so you can identify, source, and grow more than 300 spectacular bromeliad varieties with success. Clear step-by-step photos show exactly how to pot, propagate, and protect your plants from pests, while the at-a-glance charts give light, water, and temperature needs for each genus, eliminating guesswork and costly trial-and-error.
What makes this copy special is its condition: a crisp, clean paperback from a smoke-free home, carefully kept so every colour plate and line drawing remains vibrant—perfect for both daily bench reference and coffee-table browsing. Beginners appreciate the jargon-free language and quick-start profiles of easy-to-grow favourites like Guzmania and Neoregelia, while advanced collectors value the insider tips on coaxing rare Vriesea and Tillandsia into flower and building award-winning display beds. If you’ve ever lusted after those flaming-sword bromeliads in botanical-garden photos, this guide shows you how to recreate the look in your own greenhouse, sun-room, or terrarium.
Unlike fleeting internet posts, Steens’ authoritative text is backed by years of nursery experience and curated for climates from warm temperate to tropical, making it an evergreen resource you’ll consult for decades. Whether you’re a young adult furnishing a first apartment with living décor, or an experienced gardener hunting for the next show-stopper, Bromeliads: The Connoisseur’s Guide delivers the knowledge and inspiration to grow these architectural plants with confidence.
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