behold.

[gonzer]

[boo]

looks like a candy corn lolipop.

[Jake]

Wow, that's really neat! But... what is it? (I don't know many tropicals)

[Sashweezy]

Oh, that pic is is so sweet. I'm like Jake and don't know what I'm looking at but it's lovely.

[Jake]

I'm going to take a guess and say bromeliad. I have no idea though haha.

[Pennylee]

Posted twice, accidentally !

[Pennylee]

Yes, it looks good enough to eat ! But I have no idea what it is, or whether
it is in fact edible.



There is an often quoted court case from I think the eighteen hundreds here where
two young boys were accused of stealing a woman's prickly pears (from which she made her jam). Nowadays, the plant is a damaging weed and
is quickly removed. I am just wondering if in these days of food shortages
and actual starvation, a hardy edible plant could be bred into something
controllable as a food item. (Vitamin C and Calcium in the form of jam?)

[jennie]

Really cool, I don't know what it is either

[Bernie]

Add me to the list. I don't have a clue either. It does look good enough to eat though.
Bernie

[gonzer]

Yes, it is a bromeliad (what did you expect) with really great varigated leaves. (Aechmea comata var. makoyana). Here it is before opening it's flowers.