Sherman Gardens - Tropical Conservatory

Sherman Gardens is a great little botanical garden.  It's smaller than most, but packed with a wide variety of quality plants.  It's always worth a visit if your anywhere near Corona Del Mar, California.  One of my favorite spots in the garden is the Tropical Conservatory.

Tillandsia xerographica and tillandsia useneoides framing the entrance.

Heliconia rostrate (hanging lobster claw)

Heliconia rostrate (hanging lobster claw)

Assorted bromeliads

Maranta

The orchid wall

This bloom is a bit topsy turvy

A nice Bird's Nest Fern in the middle.

I really like Tillandsias and they seem to do well in our garden.  

Tillandsia,

Tillandsia,

A variety of Tillandsias in a glass basket.

I bought some of these Tillandsias at the bromeliad show in May and Mike bought this one below Tillandsia Secunda.  It is the largest Tillandsia and this one is about 20 inches wide.

Tillandsia Secunda

The following week Mike brought home another Tillandsia Secunda only this on is in bloom has a bloom stalk.  Here is a picture of it in the garden path.

Tillandsia Secunda

It's hard to see how tall it is so I took another picture of it outside this door to my glass studio.  It is about five feet tall.

Tillandsia Secunda

Here are some more Tillandsias that Mike brought home.

Tillandsia

Tillandsia bloom

This one sits in the Japanese maple tree outside our front door.

This Tillandsia Xerographica is almost a foot wide. 

I like the shape of this Tillandsia Andreana