Happy Bromeliad Season.

[Looking Glass]

It’s been cool lately, and that’s when a lot of the non-palms get happy.  Bromeliads really color up and seen to start pupping this time of year.   Sorry about the photo dump, but here’s a bunch of my favs from the yard….
 

 

[iDesign]

Yeah, you've got the bromeliad bug big-time! 🐛

One of the best collections I've ever seen. And they give so much color to your palm areas. How long have you been collecting broms on a large scale? Feels like your collection has really grown in the past couple years... and I love them all! 🌺

[happypalms]

Quite a few broms in that collection. I have various types around the garden here and there. Was not a mega fan of broms due to the mosquito breeding ground, you soon get over that simply because they are great for raising humidity throughout the garden on a hot day, which is great for tropical rare palms that need that little bit extra humidity. 

[Looking Glass]

On 2/6/2025 at 11:35 PM, iDesign said:

Yeah, you've got the bromeliad bug big-time! 🐛

One of the best collections I've ever seen. And they give so much color to your palm areas. How long have you been collecting broms on a large scale? Feels like your collection has really grown in the past couple years... and I love them all! 🌺

I started picking them up about 5 years ago.  But probably got way too nutty in the past 2+years…..  Etsy/Ebay is a hell of a drug.   

At first I put them in too much shade, too rich of mixes, and gave too much water.  Now I do the opposite, and 1 becomes 3, becomes 9 pretty quickly, so things have gotten kind of crowded.  They just keep pupping with very near 0% mortality these days. 
 

 

I’m starting to get the hang of what each type wants lately.  Mostly finding the right amount of sun for the various types helps a lot.  I put them in loose mixes and fertilize from above.  Florida does most of the work though.  More are due for the ground this spring.  
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[D. Morrowii]

“Etsy/Ebay are a hell of a drug” uh yep 😂

Really great collection you have there @Looking Glass I love all the shapes colors and markings. I’m in the early stages of the disease so maybe this year or next will be the year I devolve into an internet marketplace junkie…lying to myself, covering up my spending, pretending I have it under control you know the drill..