Saturday, October 23, 2010

"Plaid Plant"

Actually, it's NOT a "plaid plant". But it does looks like plaid ribbon to me.
It is a type of Bromeliad. .


The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. ~Mark Twain




Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.  ~John Barrymore



15 comments:

DawnTreader said...

I'm suspecting you were out there with a brush and a jar of white paint before you took the pictures... /haha/

Unknown said...

What a beautiful,and odd looking plant. I've never seen anything like it. You've been out snapping again ha ha ha ha

Madeline said...

I don't know where you come up with all of these things I have never seen. It is a beautiful plant. Great pictures! Is this in your yard?

Ann said...

What a gorgeous plant that is, so unique and I agree it does look like plaid ribbon.
Love all the quotes too

Christine said...

I love those plants, but they don't do so well up here with our cold winters. Those were great photos Sandra.

srp said...

It looks like someone took some white paint and put crude horizontal stripes across..... very unusual. I bet the flower is gorgeous when fully open. Oh, it looks like someone already had this thought.

photowannabe said...

Looks like someone got carried away with the paintbrush. Great shots and quotes.
Have a super weekend .

Ginny Hartzler said...

Is this YOURS? Wow! I have seen the sriped, but never the plaid! If this IS yours, why haven't you posted it before?

Remington said...

Beth LOVES plants so when I showed her these she was IMPRESSED!

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...

I do love the Bromelaid's Sandra although this is one I have not seen before so thanks for showing it to us.

Kilauea Poetry said...

The Bromeliad is one of my favorites!! Tree frogs and mosquitoes enjoy them as well! Still, it never stopped me from planting and propagating! We have a similar variety (you've probably seen) as the blooms here. There are many different kinds. This one might be fun for Christmas too! These are terrific quotes Sandra! Hope you have a wonderful evening-

S. Etole said...

That's an intriguing pattern on the leaves ....

SquirrelQueen said...

That is a beautiful leaf pattern, it does resemble a plaid ribbon. I would love to have one of those as a house plant. Great quotes too Sandra.

Dawning Inspiration said...

Oh I love that Sandra! It's so beautiful with it's stripes!

MedaM said...

This plant looks so beautiful and interesting. I've never seen leaves with such patterns.