Hello.. I have bought my first Bromeliads. I've got the one which grow seeds (?).
I also have searched the Plant Files and got some plant that have similar appearance with it but not with the seeds.
Is it really a seeds? If the color are black, is that mean that the seeds are ripen and ready to sow or just a rooten seeds?
Is there any kind of special care to these seeds? Thank you
Here is the plant..
I have divided the Bromeliads, here is one of them ^^
I don't know much about bromeliads, but those do appear to be seeds. I don't know whether they will grow or not, but why not try it? Nothing to lose.
Good luck,
Karen
I'm not an expert, but I've grown many bromeliads and I can tell you what I know about them:
They only flower once in their lifetimes.
After they flower, they'll produce a number of 'pups' before they die. You can separate the pups from the mother plant, and you have a new plant. I had one plant that produced 15 pups before it died.
I believe I read somewhere that you should let the pup grow to roughly one-third the size of the mother plant, before separating it.
The pineapple is the most famous of the bromeliads.
Hope this helps. There is a Bromeliads forum here on DG, where you can get a lot more informaton on them.
Thank you for the Information guys.. ^^
Is the things you called pups are the offspring between the leaf?
Yes, the pups look like a minature version of the mother plant. Can't miss 'em.
How many pups does the mature plant produce before they begin to die?
Sadly because I want to grow the big enought ^^
I think it depends on the plant. Like I said, I had one that grew 15 - other kinds didn't grow as many.
15?? Wow...
I think I must give it a try ^^
Thank you for the information.
I've sow the seeds in different media as a trial and error methods. Since the seed (pod) are not ripe in the same time, I have some time to prepare some rial activities ^^
