Throughout the day most of use words and terms which we assume people will know what we mean. If example, mention the word "cargo" and we think of containers on a ship.

Bromeliads have their own sort of a "mystery word." That word is - flower! Mention Bromeliad flower and most people immediately think the colorful spike is actually the flower… but it is not.

That big showy "flower" is a what is known as the inflorescence. What is an infloresence according to wikipedia - An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers on a branch of a plant. In botany, the term refers to the way individual flowers are arranged on the plant, which arise on the same stem.

Bromeliad flowers in reality are small and at times very plain, but when combined in a group they produce colorful masterpieces of natural art which can last for months.