The Bromeliad Collection begins at Terra Nostra Garden in 2011.
With about half of the species belonging to the Tillandsia genus, it is a collection that delights visitors all year and peaks between June and October.
Here we can find the Chestnut trees and various Tils, the endemic species of the Laurissilva forest, recognizable for their prominent exposed roots, which form an unusual reticulation.
The pineapple in the history of the Azores
The Bromeliad Family also includes a plant often associated with the Azores - the Pineapple, although it is an exotic, native plant of South America.
In the seventeenth century, pineapples were brought to Europe and cultivated in heated greenhouses, becoming a symbol of luxury and a delicacy reserved for special occasions and festivities.
José Bensaude made the first agricultural rehearsals with this species in the nineteenth century for commercial purposes on São Miguel Island. In 1864, the first pineapples were exported to the English market, bound for Queen Victoria's table.