The Pineapple is the most economically important Bromeliad. It is the only Bromeliad that produces a fruit that can be eaten, and is therefore grown commercially in a variety of tropical locations. Its unique growth cycle and fruit development make the pineapple a fun Bromeliad to add to your growing collection. The foliage of the pineapple can range from simple green to green and white striped. The leaves are waxy with spines on the margins. The plant typically produces up to two hundred flowers, the fruits of which join together to make the pineapple.
Bromeliad Plant Care Blog
Growing bromeliads indoors can be a great way to have unique, tropical decorations. In order to care for them well you must have a good understanding of how they grow and their needs as tropical plants. Knowing what to use as growing media for your bromeliads is an important step to caring for healthy plants.
Before we discuss what to use as growing media for bromeliads, there are a few things you must understand about the anatomy of bromeliads and how they collect water and nutrients to grow.
Bromeliad pups are exciting.
When a bromeliad plant reaches maturity it will stop producing leaves and the flower will bloom into a beautiful, unique formation. At this point, the healthy bromeliad will produce offshoot plants from the base called pups.
When your bromeliad begins producing pups it is exciting. The mother plant is reaching its maturity, but is leaving you with more plants to care for in the future. Proper harvesting of the pups can lead to more beautiful bromeliads and the potential for an ongoing generation of bromeliads for your plantscape.
This basic video shows you how to take care of the most common types of bromeliads. Learn how much light your bromeliad needs along with how to water it.
Cryptanthus have been crossed with Billbergia and the resulting hybrids are intermediate in habit between the two genera.
