Comments on: Bromeliad Classification Overview

by: Jo

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:31:43 +0000

I received instructions to give my Aechmea teen-age pups 4 hours of direct sunlight each day, from a green house in Richmond. Consequently they have been on my south facing porch, in full sun - until about noon, and seem to be surviving and not showing any cries for help. The temps were about 100 this past week and I keep a ceiling fan going almost all of the time for my orchids and ferns. The pups are about a year old and growing daily. I have never fed them. Will take them indoors in Oct. Can’t wait for their blooms!

by: penny

Fri, 01 May 2009 14:25:59 +0000

We received a Bromelaid when my father passed, and was beautiful all thru the winter and now (May 09) the leaf tips have gotten brown and dried and he looks very sickly- any tips??

by: Annamari

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:26:22 +0000

Posting No. 9 sounds like Aechmea Weilbachii possibly - hard to say without a picture though!

by: Harvey Oury

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:21:26 +0000

We have a bromeliad growing in our yard in Sanibel Florida. When it blooms we take pictures and send them to different sources but no one has yet been able to tell us what it is. It is incredibly exotic with deep coral stems and lavender to purple to deep blue bloom tips with very sharp stickers.

Can you help us identify it?

by: Shirley A. Plue

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:19:31 +0000

The plant has 1 in. green leaves, some starting other tubes. The center has a tall stem, which criss-crosses into a red bloom making a shape like the feathers of an arrow. I keep the tubes filled with water and it continues to grow, but is losing it’s red color. It was deep red when I got it.

Can you identify it for me? How do I get the color back? It has been near a window. Perhaps that is not good!?!

Thanks,
Shirley A. Plue

by: Will George

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:26:22 +0000

I love bromeliads, but I don’t have much luck with them. I hope to learn more from this site about proper care.

by: judy kohn

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:03:29 +0000

What a lovely website! Two months ago I received a bromeliad for my birthday. It seems to be thriving. The flower is still attractive and this morning I noticed that one “pup” is starting to grow. I would really like to know its genera (I suspect it is a pretty common one, but it doesn’t seem to fit any of your descriptions). However it looks very much like the second plant from the right on your composite photo (dark green broad strap-like leaves and a bright pink rosette formed by the upper leaves). Many thanks, Judy

by: jace

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:40:54 +0000

Can you show pictures of plants to help one classify same ?

by: Bill Munk

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:55:12 +0000

I purchased a small Tillandsia cyanea (after it had flowered). Will this plant repeat-bloom? (it seems to be growing a new whorl of leaves). Are there any articles related to this species?

by: J C EDDINS

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:42:59 +0000

I WOULD LIKE A SIMPLE “OVERALL” CARE FOR THESE PLANTS.

EVERY GARDENER I ASK HAS A DIFFERENT ANSWER FROM VERY MOIST SOIL TO VERY DRY SOIL!

HELP.

HELP