Bromeliads Care Info

Bromeliad Blooming Overview

Bromeliad Flower Family Blooming Information Overview

Many factors cause bromeliads to bloom such as plant age, day length, light intensity, water and temperature. Some bromeliads bloom quite regularly while others do not. Research on the flowering process has shown that bromeliads can be induced to flower by exposing them to ethylene gas (a product of burning wood and leaves and ripening fruit and vegetables). After exposure to ethylene gas, the flowers appear, depending on the genus involved, within 6 to 14 weeks. A simple method that a home gardener can use to start bromeliads’ flowering is to place a healthy, mature plant with all the water drained from its cup inside a tightly closed, clear plastic bag for a week to 10 days with a ripe apple. During senescence (aging process), the apple releases ethylene gas that, in turn, induces the bromeliad to flower.

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Permanently Planting Bromeliads

An excellent way to grow bromeliads in the greenhouse or conservatory is in a permanent bed specially designed for them.

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Wittrockia Bromeliad Plant Species

Wittrockia (wit-rock’ee-a) - Belonging to the Bromelioideae subfamily; growing in the southern coastal mountains of Brazil, nine species have so far been discovered and only two are seen in cultivation, Wittrockia smithii and Wittrockia superba.

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Streptocalyx Bromeliad Plant Species

Streptocalyx (strep-toe-cay’lix) - Belonging to the Bromelioideae subfamily; so far only seventeen species have been identified.

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Ronnbergia Bromeliad Plant Species

Ronnbergia (ron-ber’jee-a) - Belonging to the Bromelioideae subfamily; a small genus not usually grown, eleven species Ronnbergia columiana and Ronnbergia morreniana are generally cultivated.

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Quesnelia Bromeliad Plant Species

Quesnelia (kwes-nail’ea) - Belonging to the Bromelioideae subfamily; fourteen species have been identified. Primarily terrestrials growing in the coastal swamps of eastern Brazil.

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Pseudoananas Bromeliad Plant Species

Pseudoananas (soo-do-a-nay’nus) - Belonging to the Bromelioideae subfamily; this is a monotypic genus and its species, Pseudoananas sagenarius, is commonly called the false pineapple.

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Portea Bromeliad Plant Species

Portea (por’te-a) - Belonging to the Bromelioideae subfamily; this genus consists of seven species and some are outstanding in their beauty.

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Orthophytum Bromeliad Plant Species

Orthophytum (och-a-gah’vi-a) - Belonging to the Bromelioideae subfamily; consists of around 23 species and is relatively unknown.

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Ochagavia Bromeliad Plant Species

Ochagavia (och-a-gah’vi-a) - Belonging to the Bromelioideae subfamily; three species are known to exist. Succulent type plants with a clustering habit, growing on rocks or terrestrially.

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