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FAQ
Below is a list of questions that clients have asked us over the years, followed by our answers.
Follow these tips to make the most of your bromeliad!
1. A bromeliad needs light but should not be placed in strong sunlight.
2. Water the bromeliad lightly once or twice a week in the heart of the plant. Keep the soil moist.
3. Small flowers will be formed out of the outer flower. Remove them from the plant once they have finished flowering, to keep the plant looking healthier longer, see the animation below.
Growing your own bromeliad
A bromeliad plant is an annual, flowering for three to six months. Cuttings are formed at the base after flowering.
Grow your own cuttings as follows:
- A bromeliad needs adequate warmth and light. It will grow best facing south, in the living room.
- The cuttings must be half the length of the parent plant before they can be removed.
- Start adding water to the tubes two weeks before removing the cuttings.
- Try to leave a little root on the cutting when removing it from the parent plant. The plant will flower after a year.
- Transfer the cuttings into new soil.
- Keep the temperature around 16 to 20º Celsius.
- Water once every two weeks (the tubes must not dry out).
- Fertilise the cuttings during the first month.
- Place a ripe apple in the heart of the plant.
- Cover the plant with a sealed plastic bag.
- Leave the apple to ripen in the plant for three weeks.
- A completely new flower will be formed after eight to sixteen weeks.
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