Botanical “Name” (?)

Bromelia #1

                                     
  ID#568
 
 
 

Additional Information: From friend Happy Williams, Oriental, NC


 

Usually, these plants will have a rosette of tough, strap-like foliage with a flower head rising on a tall stalk from the vase-like center. Once the flower head fades and leaves begin to die, offsets will replace the original plant. The original plant flower only one time.

This plant was passed on to me by a friend, the flowers was already dry so I do not know the color/shape, however, the plant has two off-sets which I will separate when it is time.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 6-8”x 4-6”
PLANT TYPE:  Evergreen - tropical

GROWTH RATE: keep replacing plant yearly
TEXTURE: bold
LIGHT: high temperatures, bright filtered light

WATER: moist, summer misting.
The vase-like center is actually a reservoir from which the plant receives its moisture, and this is where it should be watered. 

SOIL: high Organic
As observed in Coastal NC.

BLOOMS: ? color/shape. Plant only flowers once. Blooms can last 2-3 months.


FRUIT  AND  SEED: Seeds are tiny with hairy  tails. Need moist & light to sprout.


KEY FEATURES: This plant only flowers once.
Separate off-sets into individual pots once they show a stem away from the parent plant.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch

    The original plant given to me has 2 off-set plants. Instructions on how to propagate: 
Once blooming is complete, the mother plant will produce small “pup” plants on the outer perimeter of its base. A bromeliad is a very slow growing plant. The pups will take about six months to grow to approximately one-third the size of the mother plant. When the pups reach that size, separate them from the mother plant. Allow the young plants to grow for at least 6 more months, after which time they could be mature enough to bloom. Ref.
I collected seeds and planted them in metromix & spaghnum moss with a glass dome on top under natural light. No results yet.
Plant perish, probably to much moisture
http://www.wikihow.com/Care-for-a-Bromeliadshapeimage_5_link_0
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January 2011

June 2012

Seed pod and seeds Dec. 2010

Off-set plants  still attached to parent plant  01/2011