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Queen’s-tears or friendship plant is a bromeliad native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. Easy to grow, propagate, and share among friends, it is one of the most popular bromeliads in cultivation. One of my life’s little ironies is that despite a love of plants, I only grow a few at home–such is the reality […]

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