I just got some large bromeliads from someone, will they grow OK in my zone 8B garden or are they too tender for it? Should they be strictly indoor plants????? Light requirements??????????? Water requirements?????????
I'm totally new to broms.
Bromeliad newbie....how/where plant
Hiya ladyborg,
If you can tell us the type of broms or add some pics that would be most helpful.
"Most" broms will do fine planted outdoors in your area, if you get a hard freeze then just cover them with a blanket & remove it during the day.
Snow WILL kill them or scortch them badly so be warned for that 100 year snow you might get.
They tend to like morning sun or under the shade of a tree, and you can even plant them in the trees.
Don't keep em too wet & about once a week dump the old water out & add a bit of fresh water...it keeps the skeeters down.:)
Enjoy,
MsC
Here's a picture. Any info would be appreciated. I thought of planting under trees, I have lots of them. I assume facing N would be best to keep from getting burned by afternoon sun?
That's a nice pair... I would plant them under trees using a lil orchid mix.
Most broms don't have much of a root system & so soil tends to root them. Depending on what type of brom you have ...
Facing north for the summer might be fine but in the winter they will get a chill, so just remember to cover them or put other plants in front of them to protect them a bit. I've even covered mine with leaves from the trees ...kinda like a mulch.
MsC
Same person also gave me this plant, can anyone ID it? Looks like a common houseplant I have (don't know the name), but I don't recognize the runners. At first I thought the runners were a separate plant, a creeping jew I think. But they are attached.
LB - from the photos I would say that those plants were grown in dense shade. In the shade, Bromeliad leaves get longer and thinner (and often lighter). They will take more light, just do it gradually. East sun is a good start when the daytime temperatures haven't burned off the humidity. North light is almost always not enough, even in winter.
Dave.
Oops - I meant Summer - of course.