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Billbergia nutans is an epiphytic bromeliad

Bromeliaceae

Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana...

native from Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

, and Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant

Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...

, and it is probably one of the most common Bromeliads grown. It is a durable house plant because this bromeliad can often withstand several periods of neglect.

Cultivars

Billbergia 'Albertii'
Billbergia 'Baraquiniano-Nutans'
Billbergia 'Beadleberg'
Billbergia 'Blireiana'
Billbergia 'Candy'
Billbergia 'Carminea'
Billbergia 'Elvenia Slosson'
Billbergia 'Frau Pia Roesslein'
Billbergia 'Hoelscheriana'
Billbergia 'Intermedia'
Billbergia 'Ivey Meyer'
Billbergia 'Joseph Marechal'
Billbergia 'Kahibah'
Billbergia 'Leodiensis'
Billbergia 'Lissom'
Billbergia 'Marechalii'
Billbergia 'Morreniana'
Billbergia 'Pioupionii'
Billbergia 'Rosea'
Billbergia rosea
Billbergia rosea is a species of the genus Billbergia. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
Billbergia 'Rubro-Cyanea'

Billbergia 'Salmonea'

Billbergia 'Theodore L. Mead'

Billbergia 'Ultrajactensis'

Billbergia 'Vittato-Nutans'

Billbergia 'Wantenii'

Billbergia 'Windii'

Billbergia 'Worleana'

xBillmea 'Emma Francis Stewart'

xBillnelia 'Fred Eichholtz'

xBillnelia 'Perringiana'

xCryptbergia 'Mead'

xCryptbergia 'Pinkie'

xCryptbergia 'Red Burst'

xCryptbergia 'Rubra'

xNeobergia 'Noddy'

xNeobergia 'Perneri'

xNidbergia 'Chas Hodgson'

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