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Deuterocohnia schreiteri

The original plants placed in Deuterocohnia (like this one) have long wiry branching flower stalks, unusual in that they sprout new branches and re-flower in successive years (so you don’t cut them back when the year’s flowers have finished). The long, very narrow flowers are also typical. In recent years, however, the genus Abomeitiella has been merged into Deuterocohnia, and this changes the picture considerably. The plants formerly in Abomeitiella have much smaller rosettes and form large dome-like clusters of many heads (over time, many hundreds of heads), and in addition their flowers peek out from between the leaves rather than growing on long wiry stalks. These plants belong to the Bromeliad Family, and they are native to the southern half of South America.

-Brian