Queen's Tears
Billbergia nutans
Exotic 'Queen's Tears' with stunning pendant blooms and easy-care charm.
- Plant Type
- Perennials & Annuals
- Width
- 3-5 Ft.
- Height
- 18-24 In.
- USDA hardiness zone
- 9 - 11
- Sun requirements
- Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
- Design image count
- 1
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Billbergia nutans, known as Queen's Tears, is a resilient epiphytic bromeliad native to South America. It features narrow, arching rosettes of leathery, olive-green foliage that forms a fountain-like habit. In spring, it produces spectacular pendant flower stalks with rose-pink bracts and nodding blooms of lime-green and royal blue. Highly adaptable, it thrives in bright indirect light or partial shade and is remarkably drought-tolerant, making it a perfect choice for beginners.