Although we generally grow bromeliads in containers for convenience, in nature these plants are typically epiphytes — plants that grow on trees but are not parasites. The water-holding, vaselike shape ...

The spring and summer are when bromeliads typically bloom. Their brightly coloured bracts can last for several months. A ...

Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae genera) are tropical-looking epiphytes that are easy to care for in average home conditions. Though there are about 2,500 species plus thousands of hybrids and cultivars, the ...

One plant often produces several pups, so you can end up with more bromeliads than you started with. Pups are separated from the original plant any time after they have grown to be about one-third the ...

During the frigid days of winter, plant lovers are forced to turn their attention indoors. The bromeliads are a group of plants that adapt well to indoor conditions and lately have become more readily ...

Epiphytes, plants such as orchids and mosses that grow in trees, draw nutrients from the air and create refuge for all sorts of other life forms. They are the foundation of forest canopy ecosystems, ...

Bromeliads are tough, reliable and incredibly beautiful tropical or semi-tropical plants that possess colorful foliage, beautiful flowers or both. Very undemanding and easy to grow, their main ...

You wouldn’t think that the word “pup” had anything to do with gardening. The dictionary defines a pup as the young of dogs or several other animals. Gardeners, however, use the term to refer to ...