Queen's Tears
Billbergia spp.
Also known as
Angel's Tears, Queen's Tears Bromeliad, Bromeliad
Billbergia pyramidalis, bloeiwyse, Manie van der Schijff BT, b by JMK (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Partial Shade
Moderate watering
Tender
H1c
RHS hardiness
5°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
30cm | Max | |
15cm | Min |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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Queen's Tears Overview
Billbergia is a genus with around 66 evergreen perennials that form rosettes and produce brightly coloured, but short lived, tubular flowers and attractive foliage which is sometimes variegated. Most species are epiphytic and thus grow on the surfaces of other organisms and glean nutrition from their immediate surroundings. They originate from forest and scrubland in Southern Mexico, Central and South America and the West Indies.
Common problems with Queen's Tears
How to propagate Queen's Tears
Division
Propagation is by division or offsets after flowering or in late spring.
Other uses of Queen's Tears
Grown for their flowers and foliage.
