Tropical Zone Gardening: COULD THEY BE IN SHOCK? bromeliad_aechmea_blue_tango Aechme, 1 by nikkidavis26

nikkidavis26 wrote:
A very good friend of mine gave me 5-8 bromeliad_aechmea_blue_tango some Aechmea racinae and Gavriel Jecan They were in full bloom nice roots and all. She had them in her garden with soil So.... I brought them home and right away planted them in my garden in soil 2 days later the beautiful blue's and red's were brown and falling off , The leaves are still green. So my questions are
1. Could they be in shock?
2. Will they rebloom?
3. What is the best thing I can do to get them healthy and back to growth , How long will it take for them to rebloom?
4. How do I know if they are the mother plant?
5. How do I get the seeds?
6. Are they actually dying?

I also have several other different types of broms and they seem to get smaller and smaller and the leaves just turn brown and look really horrible. Should I just buy all new soil and replant them all? Please help.

I also had some bad luck with orchids I had over 60 all different kinds and they all just fell apart leaf by leaf So now im trying to start over with some help from the site here You can also email me at nikkidavis26@yahoo.com