Bracts are a vital part of the bromeliad‘s reproductive system. Thanks to their vivid colors, bracts attract pollinators such as insects. The true flower, hidden within the bract, is then fertilized ...
Tucked in the cleft between bract and stem are small, barely visible flowers that give forth seeds. Inside each, coiled like a snake, is the Salsolaembryo, ready to unfurl into a seedling as soon ...
If the sky is cloudy it may survive until evening when it “melts” into the boat shaped bract (the cupped leaf-like structure below the bloom). Thus it is aptly called a dayflower because that ...