Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Some beauties just for fun, 1 by dyzzypyxxy

dyzzypyxxy wrote:
Just about all my broms are in (or on) the ground. They really don't have much in the way of root systems, so when it's time to move them indoors, I think you'd be very surprised how easy it is to uproot them. Next time I divide mine I'll take pictures as I lift them. They love it in the leaf litter under my oak trees. Don't seem too bothered by the competing tree roots, since they get a lot of their nutrients from the air.

The two fancy ones I bought from Tropiflora, I am going to sink the pots, as you say Alice. Although my one black Aechmea has two pups, so I might separate one and try him in the ground next to the mama. If they'll spread and make a pretty little colony, that's what I really want. Plus hopefully to have some pups to share by fall.