Buy Billbergia nutans 'Blondie'

Also Known As

Golden Queen Anne's Tears

Plant type

bromeliad

size

H: 1'-2'
W: 1'-3'

planting zones

8b-12

4" | $17

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Fewer than 20 at Secret Garden Growers

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Billbergia nutans 'Blondie' plant details

Billbergia nutans 'Blondie' is an evergreen bromeliad with chartreuse and gold foliage. In summer blue, chartreuse and pink flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Billbergia nutans 'Blondie'

Plant type: bromeliad
Plant family: bromeliaceae
Foliage: evergreen chartreuse and gold
Mature size: 1 FT - 3 FT - wide, 1 FT - 2 FT - tall
Flowers: blue, chartreuse and pink blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, houseplant, tropical

GROWING CONDITIONS for Billbergia nutans 'Blondie'

USDA Zones: 8b - 12
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A variation on a variation with entirely creamy yellow leaves on a perennial to 18" by 3 ft. This "friendship" plant, in our gardens since Victorian times, is a good part shade to shade perennial in upper USDA zone 8 and makes an ideal container plant where temperatures regularly drop below 15F, mid zone 8. Keep moist...and prosper. Named by Luen Miller.

By: Cistus Nursery

An all golden sport of an unidentified species (B.sanderana?) of variegated Billbergia. Retains its bright color even in shade…good vigor, 18-24". Our plants have seen frost with no effect; we find the genus to be hardier than references indicate but until our testing is complete you should treat this as a Brazilian and bring her in for winter. Long lasting early summer flowers, pendulous tubes of rose with cornflower blue accents, quite surreal! Well drained soil, let dry between watering, fill cups.

By: Secret Garden Growers

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Gardening facts about Billbergia nutans 'Blondie' plant

How to Grow Billbergia nutans 'Blondie'

Sun Exposure
- mostly sun - shade
Water Needs
- even moisture - drought tolerant
Water Needs
- dry in winter
Soil Needs
- average
- well-drained
Special Situation
- heat tolerant
- humidity tolerant
- verticillium wilt resistant