June 2, 2014 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu

EvergladesBromeliad

A bromeliad air plant bloom­ing deep in a cypress dome, a pool that col­lects in a lower ele­va­tion of the Ever­glades. (Kait­lyn Carroll/UConn Photo)

A bromeliad air plant bloom­ing deep in a cypress dome, a pool that col­lects in a lower ele­va­tion of the Ever­glades. (Kait­lyn Carroll/UConn Photo)

A bromeliad air plant bloom­ing deep in a cypress dome, a pool that col­lects in a lower ele­va­tion of the Ever­glades. (Kait­lyn Carroll/UConn Photo)