
Growing Bromeliads Outdoors Overview
Growing Bromeliad Plants Outdoors Overview by Bromeliads.info
Bromeliads can be used in the landscape in frost-free areas of the state or grown in containers that can be moved indoors in areas where freezes occur. Since bromeliads require minimal care, they are an asset in the landscape.
Permanently Planting Bromeliads
An excellent way to grow bromeliads in the greenhouse or conservatory is in a permanent bed specially designed for them.
Pitcairnia Bromeliad Plant Species
Pitcairnia (pit-cair’nea) - Belonging to the Pitcairnioideae subfamily; this genus has approximately 260 species and is one of the most striking plants, when in flower, in the Pitcairnioideae subfamily.
Pepinia Bromeliad Plant Species
Pepinia (pep-in’ee-a) - Belonging to the Pitcairnioideae subfamily; consisting of 60 species, this is a seggregate of Pitcairnia; habitat Guayana Highlands to Western Amazonia.
Navia Bromeliad Plants
Navia (nay’vea) - Belonging to the Pitcairnioideae subfamily; again a bromeliad from the ‘lost world’. About 104 species make up the genus and these are mainly xerophytic.
Lindmania Bromeliad Plant
Lindmania (lind-may’nya) - Belonging to the Pitcairnioideae subfamily; there are 36 species; previously submerged in Cottendorfia.
Hechtia Bromeliad Plant
Hechtia (heck’tya) - Belonging to the Pitcairnioideae subfamily; this group consists of 48 species and ranges in size from several centimeters to about one meter across!
Fosterella Bromeliad Plants
Fosterella (fos-ter-ell’a) - Belonging to the Pitcairnioideae subfamily; There are 15 known species, all small terrestrial plants.
Encholirium Bromeliad Plant
Encholirium (enko-leer’ium) - Belonging to the Pitcairnioideae subfamily; there are approximately 22 species discovered which resemble the genus Dyckia in appearance; rarely seen in cultivation.
Dyckia Bromeliad Plant Species
Dyckia (dick’ea) - Belonging to the Pitcairnioideae subfamily; amongst terrestrial bromeliads dyckias are probably the best known; they are robust plants that require little care and attention. Heavily spined and growing under the same conditions as cactus and succulents, dyckias are tolerant of temperature and can be grown outdoors in most areas.
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