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grayling North Bend, OR Sep 17, 2007

I do not have a green thumb at all. Every house plant I have had has died for one reason, me. But, for mothers day 2007 my son and new daughter-in-law gave me this wonderful plant. It was in bloom and was beautiful. I was told that all I had to do was water it from the middle and alittle in the base. Over the past months it has sprung other shoots from it's base and the flower in the middle has turned brown. From reading all of your experiences it would seem that I need to plant it out side. Is this true? I live in Oregon on the coast. I also do not know what to do with either the shoots or the dead bloom. I am afraid to do anything with it for fear of killing it. Can you help? Thank You.


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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 17, 2007

I can't give you too much help on what to do with it, but I do know you should keep it in a pot. You can take it outside during the warmer months if you want, but it's a tropical plant and needs a warmer zone to survive the winters outdoors.

With some bromeliads, the main plant dies after flowering, but before it does, it makes new pups which you can take and then pot up--I wonder if that's what the shoots are that you're talking about?

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