Tropical Bromeliads

One of my favorite Broms. Over winter it becomes brilliant yellowy orange but this year we have moved all our Bromeliads to an area where it is usually much more tropical and warm but it has rained almost continually since we got here and all the Bromeliads are suffering. It occurred to me that we hardly ever find any information on how to relocate them and get them from house to house without damage so here are some tips that may help your precious Bromeliads from becoming statistics. Wash out the cups and leave damp but tip out the water from the cups for the move. They transport quite well being pretty hardy but you can help the process by condensing them and packing quite densely into boxes. The proximity will stop them shifting all over the place in transit and snapping off pieces and will protect them from damage. If it is a long haul move leave the bromeliads until the last possible moment and pack in boxes with as many upright as you can fit and then add extra layers with...