How can I get my whole body sticky? Like cover myself in some type of cream or something, but something that is safe for the skin. I just want to be able to feel what it's like to have my whole body sticky because someone asked me if I'd rather be sticky or itchy forever. So I want to see what it's like.

Wallisia lindenii is the larger cousin of the popular Wallisia cyanea, Pink Quill. The spikes are longer and not as bright as pink. I have had the plant about 40 years and it grows in a basket with a little moss in the bottom. It gets bright light, regular water, and excellent drainage. It spends summers outside hanging in a tree and winters in the basement hanging under light. The flowers smell like cloves. Next to it is Neoregelia ‘Fireball’.

Title pretty much sums it up. I’m new to bromeliads so sorry if this question sounds silly. When I look up pictures of flaming sword bromeliads, the “flower” looks more red and fans outwards more. Is mine going to look like that, or is this the most it’s going to bloom?

It is terrestrial or semi-terrestrial, has a very tall flower spike (up to 18” or 45cm) with tiny whitish flowers, is self-fertile, and the longest leaves are about 10” (25cm). I have had the plant for about 50 years and lost the label probably 40 years ago. In growth habit it resembles a Cryptanthus but they tend to have shorter spikes. I have a number of bromeliads, some of which were unlabeled or mislabeled and I have been able to narrow them down to at least genus, but this one remains a mystery. Help!.

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Normally bright red but I fertilized it this year