Bromeliad Bloom Problems: Is My Plant Sick?

Bromeliad blooms are a special breed. They’re often huge and intensely colorful, and they can stay fresh and beautiful for months. Despite their long lifespan, though, these flowers can sometimes…
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4 Signs It’s Time to Repot Your Bromeliad
Does your Bromeliad need more living space? It’s not always clear when you need to move these slow-growing, shallow-rooted plants to new containers. They can often persist in the same…
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How and When to Prune Your Bromeliad Houseplant
It’s not always obvious when you should prune a houseplant, especially a relatively slow-growing type like a Bromeliad. Do you need to trim its leaves regularly, or can you leave…
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Bromeliad Blooms 101: Everything You Need to Know About Bromeliad Flowers
For many houseplant owners, the biggest selling point of Bromeliads is the glorious displays they produce while flowering. Their inflorescences can last for months, filling your home with a riot…
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Do Bromeliads Need Humidity and Misting? How Much and How Often?
Growing Bromeliads can feel like transplanting a piece of the jungle into your home. Yet chances are that your living space is nowhere near as damp as the actual jungle.…
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7 Reasons Why Your Bromeliad Isn’t Growing
With the right care, Bromeliads can grow to impressive sizes. So why does yours seem so shrimpy? There are a few possible reasons why your Bromeliad isn’t growing, depending on…
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Can You Grow a Bromeliad Outdoors? How to Help Yours Live and Thrive
Bromeliads make superb houseplants, but can they make good additions to an outdoor garden as well? The answer will vary based on where you live and which cultivar you’re growing.…
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Do Bromeliads Change Color? Why Do They Get Pale?
One of the many charms of Bromeliads is the intensely colorful foliage they can produce. For some varieties, those vivid shades appear only when the plant is in bloom, while…
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How to Save an Overwatered Bromeliad From Root Rot, Step by Step
Any experienced Bromeliad owner will tell you that fungal infections from overwatering — often called root rot or crown rot — are one of the biggest threats to your plant.…
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What’s the Best Fertilizer for Bromeliads? And How Do You Fertilize Them?
Bromeliads are such distinctive plants that it’s easy to assume they’ll need highly specialized fertilizer formulas. In reality, their nutritional needs are much like those of other plants. But the…
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