BROMELIADS
BROMELIADS
One of the best known bromeliad is the pineapple which can be grown from the top of another pineapple and has been explored by the MGC on its web site at mayangarden.club.
Most people are familiar with bromeliads as being the showy flowers that can grow inside the house and are often delivered by a florist on festive occasions. They make great house plants. Here in Playa del Carmen the Vivero Los Pinos has a beautiful inventory of showy bromeliads.
Bromeliads are rain forest natives and are often grown in trees or on rocks, anchored by their roots. Their main source of water is what collects in their whorls which are often called leaves though they are more succulent. Watering the dirt around the root can cause it to rot, so water through the leaves or whorls only.
Most grow best in partial light or shade, though the ones with slender leaves will tolerate full sun. Plants are propagated by “pups”, which are thrown off the main plant. When these pups are about one third of the main plant, separate them and plant or allow to attach to rocks or wood. You can start this by tying them with twine.
The flowers are bright and colorful and some have brightly marked leaves. There are more than 2000 specific species of bromeliads so we have shown you the ones that are readily available now for your garden or home.
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