Bromeliads

We've had the green bromeliads (pictured on right side of photo) since we married 20 years ago. It was gifted to us by our sweet neighbor Jeri. Last year, Kelly, another neighbor, gave us the variegated bromeliad, which I added to the green ones. On my blog, I've just always called them bromeliads. But what is their botanical name? I did a little sleuthing and found out that Neoregelia is the genus. They're native to the rain forests of South America. But ours seem to love our Central Texas backyard just fine.