How do I identify my bromeliad?
The bromeliad family consists of many different genera. Leaf and inflorescence appearance can vary drastically among them. Most bromeliads can be identified by either unique leaf characteristics, inflorescence characteristics, or a combination of the two.
How do you take care of a billbergia plant?
Billbergia do not require much water, but they do like high humidity. The potting medium should feel dry when touched between each watering. You can also add water to the central tank. Use distilled water or rain water to avoid mineral buildup on the leaves.
Where does billbergia grow?
Sometimes known as the friendship plant or queen’s tears (exactly why, I am not sure) this is one of the easiest bromeliads to grow. It comes from South Brazil, Paraguay, North Argentina and Uruguay. It has narrow grey-green leaves and is about 50 cm in height.
How often should you water billbergia?
Water frequently during the summer, providing just enough to keep the soil slightly moist but never drenched. Like most bromeliads, you can also fill upward-facing cups with water. Water sparingly throughout winter, early spring and autumn – just enough to keep the soil from becoming bone dry.
What is common name for bromeliad?
However, the family is diverse enough to include the tank bromeliads, grey-leaved epiphyte Tillandsia species that gather water only from leaf structures called trichomes, and many desert-dwelling succulents….
| Bromeliaceae | |
|---|---|
| Pineapple, a bromeliad | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Do bromeliads have spiky leaves?
Most have broad rosettes and arching low-shaped leaves often with spiky margins. Aechmeas are relatively easy to grow, enjoy warmer temperatures and their colourful bracts last for many months.
How do I repot billbergia?
Repot in spring. Use a loose, fir bark mix, such as an orchid mix or one specially labeled for bromeliads. Never repot a plant while it is flowering. Wait till after flowering to repot the offsets.
When can billbergia be divided?
Repot in spring. Young plants should be repotted every year. Use a loose, fir bark mix, such as an orchid mix or one specially labeled for bromeliads. Never repot a plant while it is flowering. Wait till after flowering to repot the offsets.
How often do Queens tears bloom?
The striking pink bracts have blue and green blossoms and long yellow stamens. It usually blooms during March and April in our greenhouses, and the flowers last 6-8 weeks. Also called “Friendship Plant” because it produces many offshoots, or young plants, to give to friends. Water frequently in the growing season.
What is the rarest bromeliad?
Out of a sea of species and hybrids we have selected some of the nicest and most unusual bromeliads there are.
- Aechmea chantinii ‘black’
- Aechmea nudicaulis ‘alba’
- Aechmea orlandiana ‘Ensign’
- Alcantarea imperialis.
- Alcantarea vinicolor.
- Ananas nanas.
- Orthophytum gerkiana.
- Guzmania dissitiflora ‘Major’
Where is the best place to plant bromeliads?
Bromeliads grow best in bright, indirect light, both indoors and out. Don’t put them where the afternoon sun will shine directly on their leaves, as that can cause them to burn, but don’t stick them in a dark corner, either.