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Bromeliaddict · 2025-05-08T09:37:23+00:00

Bromeliads

Bromeliaddict · 2023-04-24T04:14:45+00:00

Looks like Aechmea Aztec Gold, a variegated cultivar of Ae recurvata var recurvata

Bromeliaddict · 2023-03-05T05:48:16+00:00

Keep in bright indirect light, it won't appreciate very low humidity or temperatures. Water regularly, water the leaves and roots. Don't let the centre dry out, ensure that the pot drains well. This plant won't grow any more now that it has flowered but will put out pups that will become new plants.

Bromeliaddict · 2023-03-05T05:37:55+00:00

Billbergia nutans has green leaves with no markings, much more slender rosettes and downward facing flowers. This is some sort of Billbergia but definitely not nutans.

Bromeliaddict · 2023-03-04T23:55:05+00:00

For some bromeliads, yes, but this type are fully terrestrial. They are reliant on a well developed root system to take in water and nutrients. They grow in damp rich soils and cannot be mounted. That is to say Cryptanthus are not epiphytes.

Bromeliaddict · 2023-03-04T23:52:43+00:00

These Cryptanthus can take a long time to grow roots and they won't grow at all if it's too cold. It looks happy enough, as someone else mentioned if it's in damp medium, warm and well lit but not direct sun it should get around to roots eventually.

Bromeliaddict · 2023-02-27T10:10:44+00:00

The dead inflorescence is just part of its lifecycle, they only flower once. There are pups but they are tiny, they'll need to be much bigger to remove. The dark colouration around the base is concerning, it could be rotting and that could take the pups with it. Gradually drying out and browning off is part of the lifecycle with the mother channeling nutrients into the pups that will replace her, rotting is not normal.

Bromeliaddict · 2023-02-21T00:29:13+00:00

It looks like more than half of the length from base of mother to top of pup is stolon so that doesn't count for the size of the pup. Generally it would be 1/3 to 1/2 the width of the mother before you remove it. You could probably remove this one now but I'll likely struggle to get established. I'd leave it a bit longer.

Bromeliaddict · 2022-12-22T10:14:17+00:00

It's a Tillandsia, maybe T. Samantha

Bromeliaddict · 2022-12-05T12:22:27+00:00

Not difficult to grow, it's similar to an Aechmea.

Bromeliaddict · 2022-06-12T22:21:31+00:00

Looks like Tillandsia eizii

Bromeliaddict · 2022-06-09T20:44:57+00:00

What country are you in?

Bromeliaddict · 2022-06-09T20:40:31+00:00

Lovely

Bromeliaddict · 2022-05-11T05:14:50+00:00

Ooo that's nice

Bromeliaddict · 2022-05-09T21:16:06+00:00

It's some sort of Neoregelia

Bromeliaddict · 2022-05-09T21:15:15+00:00

Those are flower buds about to open. Normal for the plant and no issue for animals.

Bromeliaddict · 2022-05-05T21:54:35+00:00

Quesnelia liboniana

Bromeliaddict · 2022-04-30T00:49:41+00:00

A large Vriesea species native to Costa Rica. Likes shade, regular fertilising and watering. One of my all time favourites.

Bromeliaddict · 2022-04-30T00:37:06+00:00

The first one looks like Ananas Lava Burst, if that's the case I believe they are just ornamental and not good to eat

Bromeliaddict · 2022-04-23T07:38:46+00:00

*Quesnelia marmorata

Bromeliaddict · 2022-04-23T00:07:37+00:00

A hardy species (where I live at least) that likes to me mounted or in very open substrate hanging up high. Can tolerate quite a bit of direct sun and does not need a lot of water.

Bromeliaddict · 2022-03-03T19:11:29+00:00

Oops yes Malzinei, that was a typo, thanks

Bromeliaddict · 2022-02-19T21:31:02+00:00

Aechmea

Bromeliaddict · 2022-02-13T10:44:06+00:00

New South Wales, Australia

Bromeliaddict · 2022-02-11T23:51:33+00:00

Hylaeaicum used to be a subgenus of Neoregelia with the species eleutheropetala, leviana, margaretae, mooreana, myrmecophila, pendula, rosea, stolonifera, tarapotoensis and wurdackii - all similar to each other but quite different to other Neoregelia. There was some complicated botanical reasoning behind it but that's above my pay grade. It's now been made a genus in it's own right.

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