I won a houseplant giveaway from a blog that I read and one of the plants that the lady sent was this bromeliad. Since it doesn't have an inflorescence, I'm guessing that it would be difficult to identify the species, but could anyone at least tell me the genus?
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meganekapellen/6175679355/" title="Bromeliad by meganekapellen, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6175/6175679355_71e2d196ba.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Bromeliad"></a>
The longest leaves are about 9" long and 1" wide. Each leaf blade is lightly serrated. From the base of the soil to the highest point, the brom currently stands about 8" high.
Edit:
Alright. I wiped down the leaves and got most of the white stuff off. I'm guessing that it was hard water residue. Anyway, here's how it looks now:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meganekapellen/6176975178/" title="DSC01762 by meganekapellen, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6176975178_e91b8e78da.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC01762"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meganekapellen/6175679355/" title="Bromeliad by meganekapellen, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6175/6175679355_71e2d196ba.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Bromeliad"></a>
The longest leaves are about 9" long and 1" wide. Each leaf blade is lightly serrated. From the base of the soil to the highest point, the brom currently stands about 8" high.
Edit:
Alright. I wiped down the leaves and got most of the white stuff off. I'm guessing that it was hard water residue. Anyway, here's how it looks now:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meganekapellen/6176975178/" title="DSC01762 by meganekapellen, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6176975178_e91b8e78da.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC01762"></a>
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