Comments on: Bromeliads Propagation Overview

by: Rose

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:39:16 +0000

My bromeliad flower is beginning to die back and I noticed today that there was a small pup growing on the side. I don’t mind the flower looking the way it does so, I’m just going to let it die until I can pull it out (is this correct??)

I have a few questions:

FIRST: Should I leave he plant in the same spot it has been living in for the last few months (like I would an African Violet?) Will the pup stop growing if I even slightly change the condition (i.e. can I move to a spot with the similar lighting? Can I change the container (the decorative one, not the one it’s potted in? etc)
SECOND: How big does the pup have to get before I remove it? Do I slice it strait off the mother? I’ve never cut the pup off one of these before so is there some sort of online video to show how to correctly do this?
AND THIRD: When I do finally cut the pup does it have roots attached to it? If not, do I dip it in rooting hormone before I re-pot it OR do I just stick it in the soil (and how deep)

THANK YOU!!!!!

by: Sharon Baker

Sat, 16 May 2009 17:03:48 +0000

I purchased 3 of what I believe are Trichome bromeliads several years ago at a bazaar. I had no knowledge of how to care for them, and actually didn’t know what they were until it bloomed. What a spectacular sight that was. The stalk was red with a purple crown. I inquired at the nursery about what to feed the plant and they did help me with that. Now my plants are turning yellow and the trumpets are not holding water. They are in plastic pots, and seem to be overgrown if that is possible, I mean there is no room between the plant and the pot. I have not moved them to a different location so that isn’t the problem.
I have never noticed “pups” on my plants either, is that something that this type of bromeliad doesn’t have? Last but not least, I am very concerned with the new water rationing going into effect at the end of this month, and how it is going to effect my plants. Can you give me some suggestions on the best type of watering system that I can use for these plants to make sure that all the trumpets are being filled within the time allowed? What is the least amount of watering I can do for my plants?

by: Connie Capps

Thu, 14 May 2009 16:00:48 +0000

I bought a bromeliad last September and now has 2 pups
growing from the side. I have cut them off and repotted them into separate pots. Now the mother plant is fixing to bloom from the top. After it blooms what do I need to do? After blooming do I cut off the flowers? What do I do next/

by: Freida Schriner

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:08:15 +0000

Thank you for such complete information about ‘what to do now!’ I am ready to cut the dead bloom and repot what I now know are the two pups with my first Bromeliad. I have not a clue which variety it is, but believe it to be very healthy, thank goodness. Wish me luck. It is a beautiful plant. Freida

by: Jan Humphrey

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:54:36 +0000

I don’t know what type of bromeliad I have. This summer I cut two pups off it because they both looked like mature plants themselves even though the mother showed no signs of beginning to die. She is now, though. There is one more pup near the base of the plant. It appears it would be able to live on it’s own, but should I leave it there? And, with the mother plant’s flower drying up, should I cut it off?

by: mario

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:05:28 +0000

I have had this bromeliad for a while now, since Arbor Day I think. It was blooming when I got it a foot and a half long bright red flower that then put out vibrant yellow flowers. I’m not exactly sure what species it is but it has light green stripes and dark green stripes running across the leaves. Once it was done blooming I read that cutting the flower stalk off was good for the plant so I cut it off.
A new plant has since sprung from another of the pools formed by the plant. The new plant is as close to heart of the original as it can be and if I tried to variegate it, both would likely die. I’m unsure what to do as you said the “mother” plant would die after blooming, which mine appears to be doing. There’s only one “pup” which is thriving. I would like to gain another bromeliad from this but if I can’t then so be it. I would like to know if leaving things as is would damage either of the plants.

by: Lance

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:49:25 +0000

MY BROMELIA HAVE NOT FLOWERED IT ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW. IT JUST PROPAGATE TO 6 MORE BROMELIAD. I WOULD LIKE TO TRY YOUR BLOOMING METHOD BUT I DONT KNOW IF THE PUPS ARE 12 MONTHS. I DONT KEEP RECORDS ON WHICH IS THE FIRST PUP AND THE LAST. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO FIGURE THE AGE OF A BROMELIA?

by: Sandra Prizeman

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:11:30 +0000

My Father is wanting to grow these plants and wants to know were he can buy a shadehouse that will suit them we are in Gladstone Qld. Can anyone help with a ready made/ ready to put up shade house company that would be suitable and how much would it cost??

Sandy

by: Calvin

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:02:02 +0000

I have no idea what type of flower I have. It has a beautiful rosette, though is fairly small in general. It’s in the same four inch pot that I’ve had it for a year now and hasn’t really grown in size but is definitely alive. The leaves are fairly stiff and are forest green with lateral pinstripes of light yellow-green, with blushes of ruby.

Anyway, I cultivated this plant as a pup from another plant about a year ago and just recently it sprouted a pup of its own, although it appears to be far from blooming. The pup is growing steadily though the mother plant is rather stagnant.

Another anomaly is that the pup sprouted directly from the plant - above the lowermost leaf. It is in a position that would make it look like another leaf if it wasn’t cylindrical and hollow.

Just curious - is this normal? Thanks.

by: bobby benton

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:06:25 +0000

I have had my Bromeliad for one year. Name? The foliage looks like green leaves with grayish green tiger strips and has one flower shaped like a long red
feather. Sides of the red flower also have little yellow sprouts. I have it indoors and appears to be in good health. I try to keep water in the base of the foliage and the plastic pot has very good drainage although I do see some of the tips of the green foliage turning brown.

My questions are:

How do I get it to produce another flower?

What type fertilizer should I use?