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taking care of bromeliads
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Posted by usharau (My Page) on Tue, May 2, 06 at 16:56
| I've potted two small plants of bromeliads..how often am i supposed to water these plants? |
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RE: taking care of bromeliads
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You can either pour water in the vase, the soil or both. Keep the plant in med-bright light.
You didn't mention if the Broms were in bloom or not.
Eventually as the bloom dies, baby side shoots will sprout. When they're halfway to 3/4ths as tall as the parent, it needs to be divided. But I'm jumping the gun..that's in the future..you asked about watering..lol. ask the time and I make u a clock..geesh.
I water mine both ways..Toni |
RE: taking care of bromeliads
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| Care is also determined by the kind of bromiliads you have. Some of the Tillandsias (just for example) don't have a 'vase' to keep filled with water. Do you have a name or picture of your plants? |
RE: taking care of bromeliads
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| My bromeliad plants are 1-2 feet tall with leaves that are 8-10 inches,they form a cup to hold water..there is a central spike which flowers...I've potted these plants in a pot of 6 inches wide and tall with soil last month..they have grown well and the colorful foliage at the top looks very beautiful..should i water these plants daily and how much quantity of water i should pour in the pot ? |
RE: taking care of bromeliads
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| The general rule is to keep the 'vase' filled with water. You will not need to worry much about the container soil. I have a couple bromiliads that could fit that description and I NEVER water the soil, just the central rosette. Once these bromiliads flower, they produce offsets (pups). Look for very small little sprouts that will emerge from the base of your plants in the coming weeks or months. They are the pups. As the offsets become larger, the mother plant will begin to decline. That is your signal to separate them from the mother plant and repot them on their own. The mother plant will die, eventually. This process could take several months, by the way. |
RE: taking care of bromeliads
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U, Bromiliads are succulent therefore the soil should dry out somewhat between waterings, though you can keep the vase of the plant filled w/water.
What color is the flower? Pink? Could it be A. fasciata? Or are flowers another color?
Btw, the flower should last 6-8 months. Remember, once the flower emerges from the vase, the plant is actually in a dying mode..but as Rhizo said, the death and growth of this plant is a slow process..
So, to answer your question, you can fill the vase, but don't water again until water evaporates. Toni |
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My plant has two 'pups 'growing from the center. Do I just pull off old leaves on the outside as they dry up and then, voila,all I have are two pups which I then-what? Separate?
I don't know what kind.The care card doesn't say./I got it as a gift. The flower is more like a very closed and tight feather,red at the tip. Thanks. |
RE: taking care of bromeliads
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Informative, I guess I should bring mine in from the rain?
Thanks, bb |
RE: taking care of bromeliads
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Nilda 33133 (ntou@aol.com) on Mon, Mar 14, 11 at 15:46
| I just bought a very small bromeliad in potted indoors. What happens if I don't separatate the babes from its mother? It has medium light? |
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| Ibought a plant and don't know whether to keep it indoors or out. Will it harm it if I keep it outside for the summer and then bring it in? Or keep it on the screened porch for the summer and water it occasionally? I don't want it to die. |
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