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...

Fabulously vibrant colors of Bromeliads and the lush variety of their foliage is enough to send me into a rapturous passion for these tropicals.

I just love Bromeliads. I love the richness of their fabulous colors, their sturdiness and structural strength. The way the water sits in small pools reflecting light and growing miniature gardens inside the cups in their own secret world. My sister in law first introduced them to me when she had a bed of them and I admired them each time I went over. She had always had a very green thumb & we all assumed that they only grew so well because of her care and attention. Once I realised that they were pretty easy care and I could simply relax and enjoy their beauty, I became hooked. As a vegetable gardener used to watching over the plants at almost every stage I was amazed that I could just pop them in and enjoy them and they grew lushly without constant attention and best of all they didn't get lots of bugs and diseases and the variety of different colors and foliage was just amazing. As if this wasn't enough, the leaves and foliage by themselves were fantastic that it was ...