non-orchid id needed
 

Hi,

I recently obtained this plant when my grandmother died. I am hoping someone can id it. It looks like a cross between a spider plant and Tillandsia to me, and it flowered at my grama's house last summer, flower reminded me a bit of a Tillandsia flower and was spiky and kind of purple/pink. It also has some serrations on the leaves you can see in the 2nd pic.

It's is planted in some general soil and I would like to replant, but since I can't id it, I'm not sure what would be best. It would mean a lot to me if I could keep this plant happy.

Thanks for any help.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...9-unknown4.jpg

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...8-unknown3.jpg

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...-unknown2d.jpg

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...6-unknown1.jpg

queen something.....it is a bromeliad of sorts....yours looks like it needs more light....i am pretty certain thats what it is......maybe someone else can fill in the blanks, my mind mostly runs on blanks....

Maybe queen's tears?

http://members.iimetro.com.au/~hubbc...eens-tears.jpg

Gotta be close LugiaLover but without flowers.........

Baz

Ah thank you all for quick answers leading in the right direction. Since I didn't have a good idea of what it was, I have been unsure of what kind of culture it needs.

I looked up pics of queen's tears and th eflower is quite close to what I remember seeing last summer. Even if it is not the exact plant, I assume I can give it similar culture? If anyone has any tips, I'd appreciate it, since I don't grow any bromeliads.

Thanks all!

Sara

I'd also look into walking iris

I have walking iris--doesn't look anything like this plant. It definately doesn't have barbs on the leaves. I also think it is probably some sort of bromeliad.

didn't look close enough to see the barbs on the leaves. thanks for noting them.

There is no doubt that it is a bromeliad. The queen something id would be a queens tears I think... used to grow lots of those when I worked at a nursery in houston and queens tears would have a spike with purple and pink blooms on it.

opps here is a picture of queens tears blooms